These are not good times for manufacturers of smart devices . The current shortage of components that we live in the market especially affects the manufacture of consoles, cars with Android Auto and, above all, the mobile phones that we all carry in our pocket. Unfortunately, it seems that this situation is far from normal.
Why does Xiaomi launch its new Xiaomi Mi 11 in batches? Why was the Realme 8 Pro presented at the beginning of the month without being accompanied by the Realme 8? Why do smartphones that have recently been introduced take so long to go on sale? The fault of this, according to the brands themselves, is the telephone industry that is currently experiencing an alarming shortage of semiconductors for different reasons that we explain in this video.
A problem for which the solution is far away
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ( TSMC ), is one of the main brands dedicated to the manufacture of semiconductors and other components that give life to our smartphones. He has stated today that he is doing everything possible to increase productivity and alleviate the global chip shortage, but that supply shortages are likely to continue into next year. The world’s largest chipmaker said it is expanding capacity and working to keep prices reasonable.
We have acquired land and equipment, and began construction of new facilities. We are hiring thousands of employees and expanding our capacity at various sites.
However, this despite being good news is only a solution that would not arrive in the short term. The chip shortage will take “a couple of years” to subside, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told the Washington Post on Wednesday. TSMC’s business was boosted by chip shortages that initially forced automakers to cut production, but is now also hurting makers of phones, laptops, and even home appliances.
Will the price of mobile phones rise?
At the moment, as we have seen, brands are working on delaying their launches to buy time and acquire the maximum number of processors possible but there is no doubt that the law of supply and demand is unbreakable. If there is a lot of demand for a product (semiconductors) and there are few units of it, companies will be forced to sell them more expensively. If a mobile manufacturer sees that the manufacturing costs of its phones grow, it is most likely that this will have an impact on the final price of the device, which will affect the consumer.
At the moment, more or less, we are getting rid of it, but if we continue this situation over time, as the manufacturers warn, many of us fear that the prices of our mobiles will end up rising to a greater or lesser extent.
Source> Kitco