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In brief: One of the many effects of the pandemic has been a chip shortage leaving consumers fighting over the few new consoles, graphics cards, and CPUs that arrive on the market. It’s a problem that extends beyond home electronics and PCs—the automotive industry has been hit hardest of all.

Ford is one of several automakers that has been forced to slow production of its vehicles due to the global semiconductor chip shortage—manufacture of its popular F-150 pickup trucks is being cut back at plants

Chip Shortage

Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide

The New York Times | Jan. 13, 2021, 5 a.m. | Original

Carmakers can’t buy the semiconductors they need because home electronics are taking all the supply.

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Report: AMD Chip Shortage Caused by Packaging Issues, PlayStation 5

Tom's Hardware | Jan. 6, 2021, 12:25 p.m. | Original

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It's no secret that AMD's Zen-3 based Ryzen 5000 series CPUs are flying off the shelves faster than AMD can make them, but it looks like the same will be the case for Zen 3 notebook chips when they land in Q1. A report from DigiTimes doesn't specifically call out the reason behind the issues, but claims they could be due to either PlayStation 5 orders or a lack of packaging and substrate availability.

But the latter issue

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Analysis: Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones and more - Reuters

Reuters | Dec. 17, 2020, 3:47 a.m. | Original

Analysis: Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, smartphones and more Reuters

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Chipmakers are asking US officials for permission to work during the coronavirus pandemic

TechSpot News | March 26, 2020, 11:16 p.m. | Original

Why it matters: Technology has permeated into every aspect of human life, but lockdown measures could have immeasureable consequences on the companies that piece it together using complex global supply chains. That's why chipmakers are asking the government to come up with solutions to prevent their factories from grinding to a halt.

The coronavirus pandemic has already left its mark on almost every industry and is testing the limits of the medical systems in countries from Europe, and, given the current rate of newly confirmed cases of infection, the US.

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