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Shortage of OLED display chips, Apple iPhone production may face the risk of interruption

IT House News on March 20 According to foreign media MmacRumors, citing Nikkei Asia, iPhone production may be at risk of interruption due to the impact of global chip shortages on Samsung’s OLED display production.

Last month, due to a snowstorm, Samsung was forced to close its chip manufacturing plant in Texas. The plant accounts for 5% of the global supply of smart phones and PC chips, and its closure has led to a worldwide shortage of chips. The factory produces chips for Samsung’s OLED displays, and Apple uses them on the iPhone.

Nikkei Asia pointed out that Samsung’s plant in Texas produces telecommunications chips for US semiconductor giant Qualcomm, as well as chips for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels and image sensors. The supply crisis faced by Qualcomm will affect a large number of smartphone manufacturers that rely on the company to provide key components. Apple, which purchases OLED panels from Samsung, may also face the issue of iPhone production interruption.

IT Home understands that the report did not elaborate on the specific circumstances, including which iPhone models will be affected or the length of the aforementioned interruption. Last year, due to the global new crown pneumonia crisis, Apple suppliers were forced to close factories in China and other parts of the world. The closure of these factories caused the iPhone 12 to be postponed until October.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the 2021 iPhone is expected to be released in September, and Apple suppliers are ready to start mass production in the summer. Reports last year showed that the iPhone 12 series did not start mass production until September.

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