But meeting that increase has been hard, thanks to shuttered plants, among other factors. Companies worldwide say they expect supply-chain constraints due to logistics backlogs and the chip shortage to continue for much of 2021.The global crunch has catapulted semiconductor firms into the limelight and to the top of political agendas. Intel is the only manufacturer of high-end, cutting edge chips, he told CBS.“And anybody who looks at supply chain says, ‘That’s a problem,’” he said. The supply shortage may only be alleviated by the end of the year or early 2022, CBS said.“There’s a time lag,” Liu said. “This is not about Asia or not Asia, because a shortage will happen no matter where the production is located,” he said.

Source: Economic Times May 03, 2021 04:38 UTC