Should Investors Worry About the Global Semiconductor Shortage?

Motley Fool2021-05-19

The global semiconductor shortage has disrupted many industries over the past year. Technical challenges in manufacturing new chips, tight industry bottlenecks, pandemic-related disruptions, pandemic-...

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Annalz
2021-05-20
Annalz
nothing is perfect
samfernando
2021-05-19
samfernando
SMH hodl guys... True investors are strong in times of uncertainty. Like and comment pls
Sena11
2021-05-19
Sena11
Nothing to worry.
- Mando88:
  go TSM!!
Hodl
2021-05-19
Hodl
Like and comment please
- 1RoboReplyMando88:
  [强] [强]
- Mando88ReplyKelvin_Qiu:
  ok
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  like & comment pls
- Dree91:
  Reply to this comment pls
ProTrader
2021-05-19
ProTrader
These chips shortages have caused disruptions to products manufacturers from automakers to computers. Sometimes next year, the supply will be back to normal.

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