It's that time of the year again, when waiting for the next iPhone has fans grasping at the latest unverified news and rumors about the device. This week the latest news about the iPhone 5 comes courtesy of the Chinese-language site Sohu.com, which reports the iPhone 5 release will be delayed because of the A5 chip overheating.

According to 9to5Mac, Apple pushed back the iPhone 5's release from the usual June-July time frame to the late-August/early September time frame. The dual-core A5 chip, which is allegedly slated for use in the iPhone 5, is supposedly overheating in the iPhone's frame and the Apple silicon team is scrambling to find a solution.

If this speculation is true, then the iPhone 5 will not be arriving any time soon. The A5 chip has been working very well in the iPad 2 for a year now, and the Apple team should have had enough time to test it with the iPhone 5. On the other hand, the A5 chip is twice the size of the iPhone 4's A4 processor so overheating problems could be true.

In other news, Taiwan's TSMC has started trial manufacturing of the next generation A6 chips for Apple, according to a Reuters report. Apple has been reported to be looking for other manufacturer aside from Samsung to supply its chip supplies, so this deal isn't a big surprise. The only thing stopping TSMC from becoming Apple's official supplier is the potential yield rate of the manufacturer.

The A6 processor would likely debut on the next generation iPad, with smaller versions for the iPhone and iPod following after. These new versions of Apple devices will likely be released next year.