TSMC increasing chip prices might affect more than iPhones — but only a bitYesterday saw the news that Apple chip supplier TSMC is set to increase how much it charges for the silicon that goes into iPhones. It's thought that could, in turn, impact the price we pay for those iPhones, starting with the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup. That's bad news for customers looking to grab themselves a new iPhone —but it could be worse than that. The majority of Apple's products might see price bumps, too.
The important thing to remember about TSMC is that it makes a lot of chips for Apple, not just the A-series chips that go into iPhones. TSMC produces the chips that go into Apple's iPads, while the M-series chips that power newer Macs are also built by TSMC.
There's more, too. Apple Watches run on silicon built by TSMC, not to mention Apple TV. Even HomePod mini might not be safe from what DigiTimes believes will be a chip price hike of up to 5%. That's the price TSMC charges Apple, its biggest customer, of course. We don't know how much of that price increase will be ...
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TSMC increasing chip prices might affect more than iPhones — but only a bit
