Apple slashes iPad production to meet iPhone 13 demand

Apple in recent months severely slashed production of its iPad lines to dole out scarce components to iPhone 13, according to a report Tuesday, suggesting that the global chip shortage is having a greater impact on the tech giant than previously suspected.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, Nikkei Asia reports iPad production was down 50% from Apple's planned output for the past two months, a knock-on effect of shifting chips bound for the tablets to flagship iPhone 13 handsets.In addition to cannibalizing iPad, Apple is also reaching into older iPhone production lines to sate what it sees as a growing need for iPhone 13 supply. The company's major hardware platforms like iPhone and iPad share a number of common chips including so-called "legacy nodes," or modems and power management silicon. Last year, reports claimed that iPad manufacturing was decelerated to boost iPhone 12 inventory.

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