Global shortage of PS5, Xbox and GPU, partly blamed on $ 1 parts

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As we talked last week, the global shortage of supply of all kinds of products, from consoles to telephones to cars, is a lack of semiconductors. More specifically, although some of the greatest sinners is a shortage small parts it costs about $ 1.

If this Bloomberg point out report, a global shortage of exhibition managers and the similar small and previously anonymous power management chip are two of the most specific parts in the supply chain that maintain the global production of virtually everything a computer contains.

The same report also gives a very interesting update on just why we have this shortage, from a setback in production orders (companies thought closures would create less demand for computer-related products, no more) to the fact that some of these components are manufactured using outdated production methods to an explosion in the range and volume devices that require chips, which were not previously available.

While we would expect this huge increase in demand to mean a rush of new factories and improved production capacity, the real component manufacturing company is the right bag for anyone looking for a PS5 or with a new one. car on an accused bench. such as that the exhibition manager would not soon be interested in changing anything, as’ existing lines have been completely written off and set for near-perfect returns, which means basic display managers can be made for less than a dollar and more advanced versions for not much more. ”

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