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Apple says advanced-node capacity tightens amid 2nm race

What happened

Apple cited advanced-node capacity shortage as the primary constraint on expansion despite strong Q3 2026 results. This shortage specifically impacts mobile SoC production, likely supporting prices in the short term. Bullish signal for advanced-node supply chain.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 85/100

Affected components and suppliers

Mobile SoCsAdvanced-node chips

Apple

shortagecapacitymobile-socs2nm

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 8/2/2026 · View original source

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Apple says advanced-node capacity tightens amid 2nm race

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