TSMC to prioritize Apple and automaker silicon orders as global semiconductor shortage continues

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9to5mac.com, Jun. 22, 2021 – 

Via Digitimes, TSMC is set to prioritize chip orders from Apple and car manufacturers in the third quarter, as global shortages of silicon chips continues to plague manufacturing.

As so many products include silicon these day, the semiconductor shortage has impacted production of many industries, although the auto industry has been most prominent.

Carmakers had been pushing the Biden administration to require chip fabs to dedicate some production for their exclusive use. However, no formal bill has been signed on that front.

The report says that automative integrated circuits and Apple chip orders are getting TSMC's primary attention, then followed by orders from PC and server manufacturers. TSMC is Apple's exclusive manufacturer of the A-series chips that go into iPhone and iPad devices, as well as the M-series chips that are used in Apple Silicon Macs.

For the iPhone 13, TSMC is manufacturing the new Apple-designed A15-chip on a 5-nanometer fabrication process.

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