Image via Kioxia
Last week, a spokesperson for Foxconn said that problems appeared to be easing in the supply chain. “Not so fast,” says the supply chain. According to a piece from 9 to 5 Mac:
One of Apple’s main flash storage suppliers has revealed a large-scale contamination incident at its production facilities, with TrendForce warning that this could see NAND chip prices rise by up to 10%.
’s gonna be great!
NAND from the supplier, Kioxia, is used in many Apple products. Among them are Apple’s recent M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pros, iPad Pro, and iPhone 13. According to a piece from The Verge, “Any potential NAND shortages or price fluctuations could affect the PC market over the next few months…” That piece goes on to say:
It’s not clear what caused the contamination, whether products on the market will need to be recalled, or when production will resume.
But - you know… It’s gonna be great.
