The global shortage of chips, complicating the production of cars and electronics, will last for at least one year. This period called Singapore company Flex – the third largest microcircuit manufacturer, reports Financial Times.
As the chief procurement specialist and chains of Flex supplies Lynn Torrel, amid the growth of demand, the situation is normalized not earlier than the middle of 2022. According to her, some manufacturers are waiting that the deficit will continue in 2023.
The optimistic scenario, added Torrel, it will possibly at a successful vaccination campaign and if people begin to spend more in the service sector and less on computing equipment and electronics for “remote”. Flex supplies microcircuits for cars, medical devices and consumer electronics.
On the other hand, the global lack of components played on hand to manufacturers: revenues of the 10 largest companies have grown record. The total quarterly income of companies rose to $ 22.75 billion.
At the same time, about 57 percent of revenues were accounted for at a Taiwanese manufacturer – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Trendforce analysts believe that the growth of revenues of semiconductor manufacturers will continue with the increase in prices and the preservation of demand for their products.