As I understand it, it's not a general microchip shortage. It's a shortage of a specific chip, which is used in graphical displays. Of course, that trickles down to all sorts of products, from cars to TVs and monitors to phones.
This shortage appears to have been triggered by the shift to remote work with the COVID scam. A whole lotta people have bought a whole lotta gear with displays to make that shift happen. As a result, this specific chip ran out.
It's as if the world were out of 13 mm bolts. That would halt production on a LOT of stuff, but it would be inaccurate to say that there was a bolt shortage.
As I understand it, it's not a general microchip shortage. It's a shortage of a specific chip, which is used in graphical displays. Of course, that trickles down to all sorts of products, from cars to TVs and monitors to phones.
This shortage appears to have been triggered by the shift to remote work with the COVID scam. A whole lotta people have bought a whole lotta gear with displays to make that shift happen. As a result, this specific chip ran out.
It's as if the world were out of 13 mm bolts. That would halt production on a LOT of stuff, but it would be inaccurate to say that there was a bolt shortage.