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Computer, or whatever, its a fair bet that this shortage is going to affect you. >> the other day actually had issues, they cant get semiconductors to go into their vapes. wouldnt have thought it, right? its impacting everything. whatever room youre sitting in, look around, like you have semiconductors within your field of vision, i guarantee it. no matter what room you are. theyre everywhere. >> reporter: imagine just the number of chips involved in bringing you this report and you watching it ...

Starting to see it, alex. youre right, theyre everywhere. this week, philip morris said it may see a reduced sales of vape pens because they cant meet the demand for chips in those devices. intel makes its bread and butter, really, is in selling computers. they said this week that theyre having trouble with the -- with computer supplies, not because of necessarily the chips in the computers but in the components getting manufactured because of all of the shipping delays. if you take a look at th...