Poor yields of fingerprint-recognition chips and LCD driver ICs will likely force Apple to reduce first-quarter shipments of the rumored iPhone 5S, which is slated for launch in September 2013, according to industry sources. Volume production of fingerprint-recognition and LCD driver chips for the iPhone 5S should have started at the end of June or early in July, but issues related to yield rates will delay commercial production of the two chips to the end of July, therefore affecting the initial supply of the iPhone 5S, the sources explained.
Desi partenerii Apple ar fi trebuit sa inceapa productia acestor componente inca de luna trecuta, se pare ca vor da startul acestui proces abia la sfarsitul acestei luni, rezultatul fiind un numar redus de terminale iPhone 5S in ziua lansarii. Cititorul de amprente din iPhone 5S ar fi fost conceput de catre compania AuthenTec, achizitionata de catre Apple anul trecut, si problemele in procesul de productie ar avea la baza design-ul chip-ului. Indiferent ce probleme ar avea Apple, este clar ca ele vor fi depasite si iPhone 5S va fi lansat la timp, in cantitati limitate, asa cum ne-a obisnuit Apple in fiecare an.
The fingerprint recognition chip is designed by AhthenTec, of which Apple acquired for US$356 million in July 2012. Issues related to the original design of the chip reportedly caused the lower yield rates, claimed the sources, adding that Apple outsources the production of the fingerprint recognition chips to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and the packaging of the chips to Xintec.
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