Samsung Galaxy S21 could fall victim to global disk shortages

Samsung Galaxy S21 could fall victim to global disk shortages

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The shortage has affected not only the chips intended for mid- and low-end Samsung phones, but also the Snapdragon 888 that the Galaxy S21 series. It is not clear if this affected the manufacture of the S21 phones, to say the least, because the devices are believed to be perform better than their predecessors.
Qualcomm is said to be prioritizing its flagship chip at the expense of lower-end SoCs.

Although Qualcomm is still confident that it will be able to meet its second-quarter sales target, a contractor for several major smartphone companies told Reuters that it would reduce smartphone shipping because of a ‘shortage of a range of components’ of chipmaker.

Lu Weibing, vice president of Xiaomi, had earlier warned that the shortage of chips was extremely severe.

Qualcomm’s incumbent CEO Cristiano Amon recently said demand was higher than supply. This may be due in part to the restrictions that Huawei has placed on Huawei, which has caused consumers to turn to other Android companies that typically use Qualcomm’s chips. Huawei’s phones are mostly powered by its own Kirin silicone.

Amon said last month that U.S. sanctions against the Chinese company could help free up the capacity of Taiwan’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., but added that freed up supply ‘would not be an immediate increase in production for other suppliers.’

The semiconductor industry is tightly integrated and even seemingly minor shortages can lead to increased delivery times. The shortage also leads to the purchase of panic and increases the cost. For example. A microcontroller unit chip from STMicroelectronics, which used to cost $ 2, is now selling for $ 14.

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