Foxconn, the largest Apple iPhone assembler, announced today that the shortage of components that have restricted the supply of devices over the past two years is now showing signs of easing, Bloomberg reported. A Foxconn spokesman commented at a company event earlier today that the shortage of parts will be "significantly improved" in the first quarter of 2022, and the "overall supply restriction" is expected to be alleviated in the second half of the year. However, Foxconn added that power management chips are still in short supply. This comment may bring hope to the entire technology manufacturing industry, but TSMC warned that chip supply will remain tight throughout 2022. Major suppliers such as Foxconn and TSMC plan to maintain larger inventories in the future to ensure supply safety. It house learned that Nikkei Asia reported earlier this month that apple, as a major customer of Foxconn, is giving priority to the production of iPhone 13. IPad buyers have to wait up to nine weeks for delivery, and 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pro models are still in short supply worldwide. Sources said that the supply chain restriction in the fourth quarter of 2021 caused apple to lose $6 billion and is now in the process of solid recovery. (Xinhua News Agency)