Apple’s faulty chips are big business for the company, and not just in the MacBook Neo
Apple has been utilizing a process called chip binning to repurpose faulty chips in various products. This practice has been in place since the original iPad and iPhone 4, allowing Apple to save costs by using chips that failed quality control. Recent reports indicate that this strategy has led to significant savings for the company, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.
- ▪Apple uses chip binning to reuse faulty chips in different products.
- ▪The practice dates back to the original iPad and iPhone 4.
- ▪Binned chips have been used in multiple Apple products, including the MacBook Neo and various iPhone models.
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