UPDATE 1-MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple - Nikkei
Reuters
3 hrs ago
(Adds details from the Nikkei report, background on chip shortage)
April 8 (Reuters) - Production of some of Apple Inc's MacBooks and iPads has been postponed due to a global component shortage, the Nikkei reported on Thursday.
Chip shortages have caused delays in a key step in MacBook production, the report said, adding that some iPad assembly was postponed because of a shortage of displays and display components. (https://s.nikkei.com/3uAZhI7)
As a result of the delay, Apple has pushed back a portion of component orders for the two devices from the first half of this year to the second half, the report said, citing sources briefed on the matter.