Apple's next-gen iPhone 13 series is under development but as the industry is struggling with chip supply issues, it was expected to get affected as well. A new report from Digitimes has claimed it will not be the case with the Cupertino-based tech giant. It reveals that the chip supplier TSMC will ramp up iPhone 13 chip order supplies in the third quarter.
The same approach will be followed by other Apple chip suppliers like Genesys Logic and Parade Technologies as well. All of these players are ready to boost their manufacturing of silicon chips for next-gen iPhone models in the third quarter. It is said that Apple has put a demand for chips about 30% to 40% higher than the second quarter.
The stark difference between the demand for the second and third quarters is due to the launch timeline. Apple is expected to go back to the standard launch cycle of September which would see the new iPhone models go on sale in the last quarter. This would result in huge demand for almost all the iPhone 13 models, especially with the holiday season coming up. The company would surely want to keep enough stock to meet the demand.
This year, Apple is tipped to launch four iPhone models just like the last year. These are speculated to be iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The first one will sport a 5.4-inch display, the next two will have a 6.1-inch display, and the last one will have the biggest 6.7-inch display.