6 Causes of the Global Semiconductor Shortage

Motley Fool2021-04-28

The world's top chipmakers still can't manufacture chips fast enough to satisfy the market's insatiable appetite. The global semiconductor shortage is causing headaches for many industries. ...

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Bustylibra
·2021-05-04
Good read
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wallflowere
·2021-05-03
Ya affecting ev production and consequently sales.
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SeongTeh
·2021-04-28
AMD ps5 out of stock in Malaysia gaming marketWhat’s does it mean? Will it break 100USD?
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- 要努力发家致富:
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AlexCP
·2021-04-28
Gogogo
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Starbucks
·2021-04-28
So many chip counters - which to buy? [Thinking] [Thinking]
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pinklover91
·2021-04-28
Nice
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HENG
·2021-04-28
Wow
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Jia92
·2021-04-28
Wonder if this will affect the EV stocks
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  Hmmm i guess the shortage of chips is probably gonna cause the stocks for EV to drop a bit... But i think the future for EV will still be very bright and hopeful ?????
  2021-04-28
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Manufacturers of PCs, mobile devices, gaming consoles, vehicles, networking devices, and industrial machines are all scrambling to buy enough chips to use in their products amid surging demand for those same products.\nInvestors looking to navigate this situation and avoid a problematic stock trade would be smart to know what's going on. That starts with being familiar with the six root causes of this ongoing crisis.\n1. Intel's big mistakes\nIntel (NASDAQ:INTC), the world's largest manufacturer of x86 CPUs for PCs and data centers, suffered a chip shortage in 2018 after its troubled development of new 10nm chips impacted its production of 14nm chips. It hadn't resolved that shortage when it stumbled again last year by delaying the launch of its new 7nm chips. Intel's missteps caused more PC makers to buy AMD's (NASDAQ:AMD) CPUs, putting a strain on its supply.\nIMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.\nUnlike Intel, which manufactures its own chips with its internal foundry, AMD outsources the production of most of its chips to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM), the world's most advanced chip foundry. As a result, AMD's growth and market share gains applied more pressure to TSMC's plants prior to the pandemic.\n2. Declining memory chip prices\nMeanwhile, memory chip prices soared in 2017 and 2018, but declined in 2019 and 2020 amid sluggish demand from the PC and smartphone markets. In response, top DRAM and NAND chipmakers -- including Samsung,SK Hynix, and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)-- curbed their output before the pandemic.\n3. The COVID-19 crisis\nIn short, the market was already wobbly when the pandemic started last year. However, the pandemic temporarily disrupted semiconductor shipments as global demand for new mobile devices, PCs, and data center upgrades surged in response to remote work, online learning, and other stay-at-home trends.\nMost chipmakers recovered from their initial disruptions, and TSMC stayed online because its most advanced plants in Taiwan weren't affected. Memory chipmakers also quickly ramped up their production again in response to that rising demand.\nBut the chip sector still couldn't satisfy the market's appetite for new chips. TSMC's fabs have already been running at over-100% utilization over the past 12 months, and it recently announced it would spend $100 billion over the next three years to expand its operations. Intel also recently warned that the global chip shortage could last two more years and would require \"immense\" investments to resolve.\n4. Secular tailwinds\nGlobal demand for chips has generally been cyclical over the past few decades. 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But i think the future for EV will still be very bright and hopeful ?????","text":"Hmmm i guess the shortage of chips is probably gonna cause the stocks for EV to drop a bit... But i think the future for EV will still be very bright and hopeful ?????","html":"Hmmm i guess the shortage of chips is probably gonna cause the stocks for EV to drop a bit... But i think the future for EV will still be very bright and hopeful ?????"}],"langContent":"EN"}],"hasMoreComments":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":41,"commentSize":8,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false}}