Key iPhone 14 component supplier says to expect price hike
A big theme this year common to all the players in the materials industry is how much cost burden we’d be able to convince customers to share with us. The current market moves require us to ask twice the amount we had previously calculated.” – Chief Financial Officer Hideki Somemiya
Per an earlier Bloomberg report, manufacturing costs for chipmakers have risen by 20 to 30 percent on all fronts, including equipment, construction materials, chemicals, gas, and wafers. As a result, prices of chips could rise by as much as 20 percent.
Following a 20 percent increase last year, TSMC plans to raise prices by up to 8 percent this year, according to a recent report. Apple is unlikely to bear the cost itself and will likely expect customers to share the increase.
Additionally, only these variants are rumored to get the A16 chip, whereas the iPhone 14 and the 6.7 inches iPhone 14 Max will likely stick with last year’s A15 Bionic.
That appears to suggest that a price increase is not on the cards, but nothing can be said for certain at the moment.