Processor production troubles could delay new iPads scheduled for March

Back in August, we heard that Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC received orders from Apple to produce 10nm chips for its 2017 iPhone models. Earlier, reports suggested that TSMC could be the exclusive manufacturer of Apple's A10 and A11 processors. This makes TSMC a major supplier of the chips powering Apple's mobile devices and charges the company with delivering the orders on time, as to keep to the desired product launch schedule.

A DigiTimes report suggests that TSMC wants to start mass-producing A10X processors for upcoming new iPad models in the beginning of 2017, but the initial ...