From supply chain sources, Apple's next-generation iPhone, expected in the first batch of products manufactured by the end of July, the fingerprint identification device as benign low, iPhone5S first products may be lower than expected, the number of products affected about three million units.
Recently there have been news that Apple's next generation of smart phones iPhone 5S and cheap iPhone has been the mass production stage, expansion of production capacity and may even be prompted Apple released ahead of these two products, the industry is expected early in September Apple released the new generation iPhone and parity edition iPhone, the first batch of new products expected in August 2013 before the completion of production.
Apple iPhone5S adds fingerprint features, but the fingerprint identification device yield has not improved, if the plan as originally published, in July must begin mass production of the chip, fingerprint identification equipment problems will lead to 300 million units iPhone 5S can not be shipped on time, at least postponed to the fourth quarter of 2013. It is reported that iPhone 5S in AuthenTec fingerprint identification chip is designed, the company has been acquired by Apple, chip design problems led to lower than expected yield components.
Although fingerprint recognition device yield is not high, but for Apple iPhone 5S mass production did not cause too much impact in the number of products accounted for 10% of shipments are expected.
