The global supply chain issue may be improving, but we’re not out of the woods yet.
Per The Elec, Apple supplier BOE is having issues producing the OLED panels that are used in iPhones due to the ongoing global chip shortage. The shortage will impact production “this month and next month,” according to the site’s sources.
BOE receives its display driver ICs from provider LX Semicon, which is seeing production shortfalls that are failing to meet the target goal. LX Semicon is apparently supplying display driver ICs to LG Display before BOE.
BOE in turn is expected to drop its OLED panel production volume from three million units to two million units next month. Apple has reportedly ordered up to 10 million OLED panel units from BOE for the first half of 2022, and it is unclear if the shortage will impact iPhone supplies.
Apple’s iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro model handsets were in short supply following their launch last September. The two devices are currently in stock and available for next-day delivery in most places.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.