{"id":719,"date":"2018-08-11T07:13:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T07:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2018-08-11T07:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T07:13:57","slug":"iphones-in-big-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"iPhones in BIG TROUBLE"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco,\u00a0<\/strong>Apple’s new iPhone launch next month could be delayed by the virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) — the world’s biggest contract chip maker, the media reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

TSMC, which makes chips for iPhones, suffered a computer virus outbreak and warned it could cause shipment delays as well as hit revenue.<\/p>\n

“This incident has come at a sensitive period for Apple, which is preparing for its much-anticipated annual launch of new iPhone models next month after recording a market value of US $1 trillion last week,” the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

A variant of “WannaCry” ransomware hobbled computer systems at TSMC after a supplier installed software without a virus scan to the company’s computer network. The virus caused machines to crash and continually reboot.<\/p>\n

TSMC makes plenty of chips designed for iPhones, so Apple would be the most likely client to suffer shipment delays.<\/p>\n

“New York-listed TSMC has said the virus outbreak will delay its chip shipments through the end of September, but expected to make a recovery by year’s end. It had to shut down virus-infected fabrication tools and automated handling systems during the outbreak at its manufacturing facilities, but restored 80 per cent of those by Sunday,” the report added.<\/p>\n

The Taiwan semiconductor firm produces Apple’s A11 chip that is in the iPhone X.<\/p>\n

The firm is currently making the next-generation A12 chip that is expected to be in its upcoming smartphones.<\/p>\n

The Cupertino-headquartered company is expected to launch three new iPhone models this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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