Global Chip Shortage Threatens Production of Laptops, Smartphones and More


Those were phased out by being replaced by direct fuel injection, I think. You're right that that was probably the first inclusion of semiconductors into cars (outside of the car radio at least), but these days cars also have radar based cruise control and reversing cameras and the likes which all require semiconductors to work.
 
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Librem 5 Pause and Price Increase​

The Ball and Supply Chain post also contains a table of all Purism products and how supply chain issues might affect each of them. Of particular note for the Librem 5 is that due to large lead times for new CPU supply and other components we are pausing Librem 5 production until October, when we will be able to acquire enough CPUs to resume production. Due to the pause we are projecting we will hit shipping parity in early 2022. Also due to increases in electronics component pricing, the Librem 5 is going to see a $100 price increase on June 30th, with another price increase possible in Q3 of 2021, depending on whether the current trend of increasing electronics component costs continues.

Librem 5 USA Full Steam Ahead​

While the Librem 5 is paused for the moment, the Librem 5 USA is full steam ahead with production starting in a few days. While we’ve certainly had challenges in sourcing parts for the Librem 5 USA, because the Librem 5 USA uses a different supply chain than the mass-produced Librem 5, we have been able to secure ample supply so that the Librem 5 USA will not only hit shipping parity (the point where we have satisfied all backorders and new orders are fulfilled within our 10-business-day window) in Q2 2021, but also we are projecting we should be able to keep it in stock from that point on.
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Librem 5 News Summary: April 2021 – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
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If there is enough $$$ at stake the corporate lobby will push for war and unless the $$$ comes back it will eventually happen. I'm talking about real war with bombs, propaganda, genocide, etc not a trade war. We are on the brink of WW3. Happy Friday.
 
This article I found mentions that the Taiwanese are less likely than Americans to think that China will invade Taiwan, but it doesn't mention netcat's scenario of the US starting it. Hmmm...

www.nbcnews.com

As U.S. warns of invasion, Taiwan fears quieter Chinese threat

While officials in Washington sound the alarm about a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, officials and residents on the island say that fails to understand the true dynamics in the region.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
 
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'Despite Chip Shortage, Chip Innovation Is Booming' - Slashdot

The New York Times reports on surprising silver linings of the global chip shortage: Even as a chip shortage is causing trouble for all sorts of industries, the semiconductor field is entering a surprising new era of creativity, from industry giants to innovative start-ups seeing a spike in...
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Linux-SWAT said:
hardware.slashdot.org

'Despite Chip Shortage, Chip Innovation Is Booming' - Slashdot

The New York Times reports on surprising silver linings of the global chip shortage: Even as a chip shortage is causing trouble for all sorts of industries, the semiconductor field is entering a surprising new era of creativity, from industry giants to innovative start-ups seeing a spike in...
hardware.slashdot.org
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Interesting. Imagine at the end it turns out that the current global chip shortage is an igniter that will lead to more diversity and more manufacturers for computer chips.
 
Or that more RnD activitity let to shortage of established chips. ?

fusion_power said:
Interesting. Imagine at the end it turns out that the current global chip shortage is an igniter that will lead to more diversity and more manufacturers for computer chips.
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That effect could be due to RIscV. ?
 
I'm not convinced we've seen all that much change yet, more that the same scaling improvements and other bits and pieces have been ongoing despite us not being able to buy the actual chips. Whether that will change due to VC's pumping money into new chop houses in developed countries remains to be seen, but we won't see the outcome of that for another couple of years at least.
 
Those people on Slashdot balk at the idea of the US government giving $50 billion to rich corporations, but to be fair to them, $50 billion means a lot more to those corporations than it does to the US government.
 
Linux-SWAT said:
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Tech Giants Join Call for Funding Chip Production - Slashdot

Some of the world's biggest chip buyers, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google, are joining top chip-makers such as Intel to create a new lobbying group to press for government chip manufacturing subsidies. From a report: The newly formed Semiconductors in America Coalition, which...
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The way that story's been compresses there makes it read a little like the CHIPs act is designed to support Car makers. The extra paragraph breaks in the reuters original makes it clearer that that's there's automotive groups pushing the government for help, although the story then goes on to conflate the two stories slightly still, although it may be saying the government should give the chip makers money instead of the car makers I'm not quite sure even on my second reading.
 
Linux-SWAT said:
news.slashdot.org

Tech Giants Join Call for Funding Chip Production - Slashdot

Some of the world's biggest chip buyers, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google, are joining top chip-makers such as Intel to create a new lobbying group to press for government chip manufacturing subsidies. From a report: The newly formed Semiconductors in America Coalition, which...
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Sometimes, the USA can become very social...istic when it comes to spread company losses and debts to all the US tax payers. xD
Somehow, they are not that social...istic when it comes to spread the companys profits to all the US tax payers. :oops:
 
fusion_power said:
Interesting. Imagine at the end it turns out that the current global chip shortage is an igniter that will lead to more diversity and more manufacturers for computer chips.
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At least it sparked a big initiative in europe to become more selfsufficient when it comes to production of chips, don't know it they'll achieve that goal but at least these types of money flows always are interesting for innovation.
 
If apple really lost 4 billion in a quarter they would be willing to invest that much to strengthen their supply chain. The wealthy, bitching & moaning. Without subsidies it will happen anyway. It's just another kickback.
 
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