The Apple iPhone 12 series was recently launched and has been well received in the market. The 2020 iPhone from the company has seen great global sales which has even surpassed expectations. Although, despite a healthy demand, Apple is struggling with supply constraints, which was caused shortages of certain models due to the lack of critical components.
According to a UDN report, the iPhone 12 series is still exceeding expectations in terms of sales. However, certain models like the iPhone 12 Pro are still in short supply. The primary reason for the lack of inventory is the shortage in some key ICs for the device. These components are crucial for the handset, which cannot be assembled due to supply constraints.
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Unfortunately, it seems this issue will stay for a while as the report also believes that the issue will continue till next year. As per the report, the foundries are tightly packed with orders at the moment, and their capacity to make advances process wafers and the shortage of packaging and testing will continue forward till the second quarter of next year. The source added that the Cupertino based giant cannot keep up with the supply gap for the iPhone 12 Pro, which is larger than the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
The key ICs Apple is lacking for the iPhone 12 series will also an impact on the company’s supply chain and its overall annual smartphone shipments for the year of 2020. Furthermore, with the demand for advanced process chips growing even more in recent months, Apple will find it difficult to stock up its inventory as the foundries are running at maximum capacities.
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