Most of us have been well aware of the serious semiconductor chip shortage that has been affecting computing technology worldwide since a year ago. The shortage was caused by a number of factors, including decreasing foundry options for tech companies to outsource chip production, and miscalculated forecasts of demand during the pandemic. The IT industry, for one, saw an unprecedented surge as people stayed home with consumer electronics providing their only source of entertainment. (In hindsight, it shouldn’t have been so unprecedented: if you have no other choice but to stay home, wouldn’t you play video games all day too?)
As a result of the delay, Apple has pushed back a portion of [MacBook and iPad] component orders…
In MacBook production, “the mounting of components on printed circuit boards before final assembly” is currently suffering a delay. On the other hand, a lack of iPad displays and related components are to blame for slowed production of the iPad. It’s unspecified whether a particular model is affected, or all of them.