Apple Struggling With Key Material Shortage as AI Chips Drain Supply

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By Hartley CharltonJan 14, 2026, 7:20 am191 pts
Apple is confronting a newly intensified supply-chain challenge for future chips as the AI boom has created a global shortage of a key material, Nikkei Asia reports. Apple is said to be struggling to secure sufficient supplies of high-end glass cloth fiber, a material that plays a critical role in the printed…

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