A new report suggests that Apple's mobile silicon supplier TSMC has started production of the A15 chipsets that will be used in the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup. This could mean the phones are scheduled for a September launch. Questions have been cast: The global chip shortage is expected to last until the end of 2022, and a report has suggested it will affect Apple's new supply of MacBooks and iPads, and while this latest rumor indicates that iPhones are likely not are affected. , last year's iPhone 12 was affected by component shortages. For now, however, it appears that all systems are working. The new report comes courtesy of DigiTimes, which also claims that demand for the A15 Bionic chipset will be higher than that for the A14 in the iPhone 12 lineup. This suggests that Apple expects even higher sales for its upcoming flagship phones. And if the A15 chipsets start production, that suggests the iPhone 13 could launch during Apple's usual September launch window for its flagship phones. The bad news? Don't expect a jump in capacity from the A14 to the A15; the latter is supposed to be based on the same 5-nanometer process. We'll have to wait until at least the iPhone 14 in 2022 to get a chipset with a 4-nanometer process, according to PhoneArena, though rumors also suggest a 3-nanometer chipset is also in development.