Apple is struggling with a shortage of parts and it looks like it will significantly slow down the production of the new iPhone 13 phones due to a shortage chip.
Apple officially released the iPhone 13 last month, but as Tim Cook warned, the company is struggling with a lack of components caused by the global chip crisis. In other words, some Apple vendors may not be able to produce enough components because they do not have the chips for them, so Apple in turn has no choice but to cut production of the iPhone 13.
Could this affect the global catalog of the iPhone 13 and increase delivery times? It's rather unlikely, especially since the device is already available for same day delivery in several markets, but on the other hand, it could be a problem for Apple in the short term, as the company may not meet its production target for this year.
A report from Bloomberg reveals that Broadcom and Texas Instruments, which are two of its biggest suppliers are unable to meet Apple's orders due to the chip shortage, and as a result the iPhone maker has reduced production requirements for other suppliers to bring the whole chain into line.
Therefore, Apple is going to make about 10 million fewer phones in 2021 alone, although the company is expected to accelerate production early next year, when everyone expects the chip shortage to show more substantial signs of recovery.
The lack of chips has caused the headache in the majority of industries, including the automotive market, where the Companies they had no choice but to temporarily shut down production in many factories. Others, such as General Motors, they kept production at some factories intact, but the vehicles they built were missing some critical systems, with those cars eventually being moved to parking lots, waiting for the chips to arrive.
Experts believe the shortage will be resolved, in part, by the end of the year and could disappear completely at some point next year.