Samsung Galaxy S5 component supplier hit by fire

Samsung has denied that a major fire at one of its component suppliers will affect the release of the upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone, suggesting it can easily source the parts needed elsewhere.The Galaxy S5 is Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, which comes at a time when the Korean giant is experiencing slowing growth amid stiff competition. Although the rumoured premium metal chassis has not appeared, the new handset includes numerous improvements over its predecessors including an iiPhone 5s-like fingerprint scanner, a heart-rate monitor, a larger and brighter 5.25in display, and a quad-core 2.5GHz processor which makes it one of the fastest Android handsets we've seen.The company has much riding on its new design, but rumours have already started circulating that stock will be in short supply at launch thanks to a component shortage caused by low yields - the percentage of components that pass testing to the total number of components produced - of the fingerprint scanner sensor. Now, further concerns of shortages have been raised with the news that one of Samsung's component suppliers has suffered a serious fire - but Samsung says it's nothing to worry about.The fire at DAP Corporation thankfully resulted in no injuries, but has shut down production at the facility. Although this will mean Samsung receives fewer components than anticipated, the company has told ITworld that it's nothing to worry about: "We do not expect any production delays of the Galaxy S5, as we rely on multiple contractors," a spokesperson said.