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Apple might be taking fewer risks with its next-generation smartphone to avoid the annual shortages that have plagued recent iPhone launches. Citing unnamed industry sources, DigiTimes reported Tuesday that Apple has decided to continue sourcing fingerprint sensors from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company using a proven, older chip production process rather than a riskier new process. TSMC (TSM) will use its 8-inch processing, instead of 12-inch, to make fingerprint sensors for Apple’s next iPhone because of concerns about yield rates for 12-inch wafer-level packaging, DigiTimes said. Apple (AAPL) previously decided to use the 12-inch process, but changed its mind because of the lower yield rates, which could have caused a supply bottleneck. Apple most recently faced supply constraints with its iPhone 5S, which launched on Sept. 20. Apple CEO Tim Cook said supply issues hindered the company’s December quarter sales of new iPhones and iPads. The company’s next smartphone, the … Scalper1 News
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