Apple will have to pay more for its iPhone and Mac chips from 2027 onwards, as long-term supply chain partner TSMC is upping its base prices by as much as 10%. Workers at a TSMC facility Apple is already trying to mitigate the memory market's pricing spikes to reduce its costs, but it's not the only component price problem on its hands. It faces having to pay TSMC even more for the all-important processors too. According to Nikkei on Tuesday, TSMC will be increasing the base price of its chips from between 5% and 10%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple has already increased the prices of most of its products very significantly after it said it could no longer absorb far high memory costs. iPhone price rises are also expected when this year’s models launch in September. The majority already took the pessimistic view that these rises will be permanent, despite the company’s claims that it was working hard to address them, and it’s now looking like things could get even worse as TSMC increases chipmaking prices …
Apple's principal chipmaker TSMC plans to raise prices by as much as 10 percent starting in 2027, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia . The Taiwan-based foundry has reportedly held talks with clients about base price increases of 5 to 10 percent, covering both mature nodes and the more advanced processes at 7-nanometers and below that Apple relies on for its A-series and M-series chips. Negotiations began in June and were finalized this month, according to the publication's sources, with the new pricing set to take effect at the start of 2027. Customers placing additional high-performance computing orders beyond their original forecasts will face a further 10 to 15 percent premium, which could lead to some advanced chip orders costing more than 10 percent extra overall. The increased prices are said to reflect rising costs for materials, manufacturing equipment, and construction of new overseas chip plants. TSMC reportedly decided to delay the hikes until 2027 to give customers time to adjust after negotiations concluded. The company declined to comment on the reported prices, but told Nikkei Asia that its general market approach was "strategic, not opportunistic." Apple is TSMC's largest customer, and the timing means higher chip costs would come in the same year that Apple is rumored to launch additional iPhone 18 models as well as its 20th anniversary iPhone models . Whether Apple absorbs the increases or passes them along to customers remains to be seen. Apple last month dramatically increased device prices across multiple product lines, which CEO Tim Cook called "unavoidable," citing the soaring cost of memory and storage chips. Tags: Nikkei , TSMC This article, " Apple Chipmaker TSMC Plans Price Hikes of Up to 10% in 2027 " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
A new rumor claims that Apple is considering using what it will call a 7-inch screen for one of the 20th anniversary iPhones , although that isn't as great an increase as it sounds. The display on the current iPhone 17 Pro Max is 6.86 inches. One recent rumor claimed that Apple had begun production evaluation for a 2027 iPhone with a display that is curved on all four sides. Then another claimed that the iPhone 20 range would feature a significant redesign . For the first time, though, a leaker is claiming that Apple is testing what would be its largest iPhone screen. According to Digital Chat Station on Chinese social media site Weibo, if it goes ahead with this screen, Apple will market it as being a 7-inch one . Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
