Apple faces manufacturing shortfall due to lack of Samsung chips

Posted on 20 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
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US technology company, Apple, is facing a possible production shortfall due to an under supply of critical microchip processors.

The company’s incredibly popular iPhone smartphone range is due for its annual update in several months time. This new range of devices will feature a more powerful next-generation ARM chipset, likely to be called the A9. While its predecessor, the A8, which had a 20 nanometer process was produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC),…

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