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Amid chip shortage, businesses seek pardon for Samsung chief
Posted : 2021-04-18 16:15
Updated : 2021-04-18 18:14
US President Joe Biden holds up a silicon wafer as he participates in the virtual CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, April 12 in Washington. AP-Yonhap
By Kim Yoo-chul
A continued mismatch in the global supply and demand of computer chips, vital components of all digital devices, has impacted manufacturing around the world. Making matters worse, the situation is not expected to end any time soon.
The global shortage of semiconductors has become a political issue with U.S. President Joe Biden seeking to effectively handle the political and economic headaches caused by the scarcity of the high-tech products.
Chip Shortage Now Impacting Chipmaking Equipment
Expert warns of chain reaction impacting global market.
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It seems like every day, the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage continues to get worse.
For example, yesterday we wrote that Taiwan Semiconductor was now warning that the global chip shortage may extend into next year, following comments we had reported on in early April suggesting that prices would rise for the rest of 2021.
Now, the issue looks to be shifting to a shortage of chipmaking equipment, according to Nikkei. Delivery times for some chipmaking tools have grown to 12 months or more as a result of the supply crunch now spreading “so far that it is rebounding onto the chipmaking industry itself,” the report says.
by Tyler Durden
Friday, Apr 16, 2021 - 02:53 PM
It seems like every day, the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage continues to get worse. For example, yesterday we wrote that Taiwan Semiconductor was now warning that the global chip shortage may extend into next year, following comments we had reported on in early April suggesting that prices would rise for the rest of 2021.
Now, the issue looks to be shifting to a shortage of chipmaking equipment, according to Nikkei. Delivery times for some chipmaking tools have grown to 12 months or more as a result of the supply crunch now spreading so far that it is rebounding onto the chipmaking industry itself, the report says.