https://wccftech.com/tsmcs-iphone-13-and-redesigned-macbook-pro-chip-production-facility-hit-with-gas-contamination/

While we are not sure when Apple will announce the redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, the iPhone 13 is anticipated to launch in its usual annual timeframe. While the next-in-line flagship smartphones are mere months away from being launched, the major TSMC factory has been hit with gas contamination. The major factory manufacturers Apple's chips for upcoming iPhone and Mac models. Could this mean that the product will be delayed?

According to Nikkei Asia, the factory known as "Fab 18" is TSMC's most sophisticated chipmaking facility. Since TSMC is Apple's only provider of chips, it is possible that the gas contamination could potentially lead to uncertain delays. Sources familiar with the subject coin that the facility was responsible for manufacturing all the chips for Apple's upcoming iPhone and Macs. What this means is that the facility was working on Apple's rumored "A15" and "M1X" or "M2" chips to power the redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.