


The shortage situation is easing I think we are past the peak in the cycle," Gordon told us last month. "We've just seen a classic peak in the semiconductor market – chip shortages, prices rises, inventory build-up, all of which led to a very high growth year and record revenues in 2021. However, Richard Gordon, Gartner practice vice president for semiconductors and electronics, said we may now be past the worst of it. While the move may be welcomed by many, it is unlikely to ease the chip shortage pain currently being felt by many hardware makers and their customers. Now that's wafer thin: Some manufacturers had less than five days of chip supplies, says Uncle Sam.You're fabbing it wrong: Chip shortages due to lack of investment in the right factories, says IDC.Why is the little guy getting rinsed for hardware? Because top OEMs had to spend 25% more on chips in 2021.Automakers continue to see chip-supply carnage as vendors talk of sales pain.

According to Reuters, Samsung said 80 percent of the investment will be made in South Korea and that the announcement includes a ₩240 trillion ($206 billion) investment pledge made by the company in August 2021.
