Global Chipset Shortage Likely to Continue in the New Year

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The year 2021 will end soon, but an issue for the electronics industry that will continue into the New Year is the global chipset shortage.

The main reason is the emergence of Omicron, a new variant of COVID-19 that expected will delay the re-opening of semiconductor microchip production plants.

In addition, CEOs of companies like Nvidia and Nissan have predicted that the shortage will continue even in 2022.

Reasons Aplenty

Previously, The US-China trade war and the lockdowns were reasons for the shortage.

The lockdowns have forced the chipset manufacturing companies to close their units.

Central units of Samsung and NXP Semiconductors in Austin were closed due to winter storms in February 2021.

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