New iPads and MacBooks for 2021 are running late because of chip crunch

The global supply chain shortage may have resulted in MacBook and iPad 2021 delay.

A new report says that Apple has delayed the production of its MacBook and iPad models as global component crunch finally hits the company. Nikkei Asia reports that this is just the start, and some even worse chip supply issues could be waiting for Apple in the future. This could mean that 2021 may again see a late iPhone launch, same as 2020. But before we further dive into this story, readers should know that if supply chain constraints have hit Apple, which is a Tier 1 customer for chip manufacturers and has immense procurement power, then imagine how smaller companies will have to deal with the situation. If the new report is to be believed, then this explains why we haven't seen an Apple event in Spring this year, as supply chain issues may have hit the production of the devices. Further explaining what issues could have caused the delay to both MacBook and iPad productions. The report citing sources says that the laptop production has been delayed by chip shortage required to mount components on printed circuit boards before final assembly. At the same time, iPad production is said to have delayed because of a shortage of displays and display components.