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How The Global Computer Chip Shortage Happened
It’s not an overstatement to say that semiconductors power the modern world. They’re not only a key component of nearly every electronic device we buy and use — they also power the factories that make the electronic devices we buy and use. And now, there aren’t enough of them getting made. Here’s how the global semiconductor chip shortage got so bad, and what’s being done to fix it.
A chip shortage that started as consumers stocked up on personal computers and other electronics during the Covid-19 pandemic now threatens to snarl car production around the world.
GM said that it would extend production cuts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico until the middle of March. They join a long list of major automakers, including Ford, Honda and Fiat Chrysler, which have warned investors or slowed vehicle production because of the chip shortage.
But it’s not just the automotive industry that’s struggling to get enough semiconductors to build their products. AMD and Qualcomm, which sell chips to most of the top electronics firms, have noted the shortage in recent weeks. Sony blamed the chip shortage for why it’s so hard to get a PlayStation 5 game console.
Chips are likely to remain in short supply in coming months as demand remains higher than ever. The Semiconductor Industry Association said in December that global chip sales would grow 8.4% in 2021 from 2020′s total of $433 billion. That’s up from 5.1% growth between 2019 and 2020 — a notable jump, given how large the absolute numbers are.
Semiconductors are in short supply because of strong demand for electronics, shifting business models in the semiconductor world that created a bottleneck among outsourced chip factories, and effects from the U.S. trade war with China that started under former President Trump.
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How The Global Computer Chip Shortage Happened
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Investors will be closely watching this year’s Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting on Saturday as Greg Abel takes center stage as the company’s new leader. Abel, who took the baton from Warren Buffett in January, will host the annual gathering for the first time as CEO. The Oracle of Omaha will still be at the event but it’s Abel’s turn to shine. CNBC’s Yun Li reports on what investors are expecting from this year’s meeting and how the firm may shape up in the post-Buffett era.
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Automakers, battery makers and suppliers directed hundreds of billions of dollars into electric vehicle investments across the U.S. in recent years, and almost half of that had been planned for the South.
But companies have now canceled EV plans and some have faced write-downs.
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Investors are bullish on the emerging crop of companies known as neoclouds, which focus on AI-dedicated computing infrastructure, even as industry insiders warn it will take longer for these ventures to become profitable than markets currently expect. CNBC’s Tobias Burns reports on the enthusiasm for neoclouds and the concerns surrounding them.
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Why Investors Are Bullish On Neoclouds
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Tesla began rolling out xAI’s Grok AI chatbot in its cars in July 2025. It’s still in beta mode. Tesla is not the only automaker adding AI assistants to vehicles. Volvo, Rivian, Mercedes, BMW and others are all integrating AI into their cars even though the tech is still in its infancy. CNBC’s Rob Ferris takes a ride with attorney and Tesla Model Y owner Mike Nelson in New York City to see how he uses Grok and to find out how it integrates into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised).
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As Hollywood bleeds jobs and productions flee Los Angeles, a new hybrid studio called Innovative Dreams is betting AI can reverse the tide. Backed by Amazon Web Services and AI company Luma, the company combines the LED backdrops of virtual production with AI tools across the entire pipeline, preserving actor performances and traditional filmmaking techniques while dramatically cutting costs and timelines. The first project to use the technology, The Old Stories: Moses, a three-part series starring Ben Kingsley, shot over 40 locations in a single week on an LA soundstage, a job that would have taken a traditional production over a month. But as AI reshapes filmmaking, questions remain about whether it will create jobs, or quietly eliminate them. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin explores whether this new wave of AI-powered production could become a defining force in the future of Hollywood.
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January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
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@miroslavkelekovic2507
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Since when the Taiwan is not on China land? Like stating Haway are nor usa land..
@peterchan3889
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Very soon China produced SUPER CHEAP chips to bankrupt world chips marker.
@calvingrondahl1011
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
If we don’t learn the hard way we don’t learn. Two steps forward, one step back.😊
@michaelwillcutt2619
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Doesn’t that mean all the boards full of chips I have are worth more money than last year .
@amgguy4319
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Republican CEOs shipped all of the manufacturing jobs to China, because they Hate Americans and Love personal profits. Intel, AMD, etc., destroyed by Republicans.
@JkJK-pb5qm
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Obviously, it is because of the trouble made by the JB on the supply chain of semiconductor industry. Don't be fooled by JB and MSMs. This is the only thing they are good at-making trouble and then making maximum profit.
@IvanOoze1990
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Covid didn't lead to anything, People led to this. PEOPLE.
@charlesedwards9024
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Kool
@NaturalFuture
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
The first step to solving this problem and keep it from happening again: US firms must not let their craving for profits cause them to move labor out of the US. Once they choose to accept the cost of good domestic labor and a corresponding reduction in their profits, US firms will be able to return manufacturing here, resulting in the US being self-sufficient and thus less vulnerable to manipulative dictatorships like China. Other countries should do the same, leaving China, which appears bent on controlling the world, less able to harm countries that don't bend to its will.
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January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
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January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
The most advanced ancient Royal elite super superior ancient civilized nations. Made sure all their loyal subjects were able to live and die to the highest standards of quality that were available during that time. and they can do this without anyone overstepping their boundaries. Because the end result of such a lifestyle. Is constant consisting physical mental financial spiritual progress occurring within each and every moment of life. That Level of care to oneself and others results in a truly positive force that is self perpetuating continuously.
@jamesfiaco4922
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
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January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
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@djdar9036
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
So there's a chip shortage. Now the elitist are meeting and taking about tracking everyone. Where do think all the chips are going 🤔
@carlsmith5545
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Chip manufacturing is falling behind in the United States. I don't know why America is so behind in everything it seems. Over the decades the United States has lost so much that there's no longer a such thing as, american made. We lost alot from the great knitting industries to american made steel. And falling behind in american achievements such as alternative figurings to fuel, energy efficiencies, even coming up with ways to cut water and air pollution. The United States of America is even falling behind in transportation. Travel is becoming more and more unreliable in the air, fuel costs are so high you can't even go for a ride with your family to see the country side. The americans can improve so much if they would just stand up and do it. Bullet train technology is something the United States of America should of had decades ago. Taking the fine example of china and Japan who are the leaders of this modern marvels of transportation, followed by many European countries and yet the United States being one of the richest countries on earth isn't even close to this transportation marvel? How sad it is. It seems like they rather walk, pay out money for the high cost of fuel, sit around stranded at airports, or ride the slow and lethargic tour trains called Amtrak. America should be on the world map of all kinds of great achievements. I guess they no longer like to carry around the notability as being…. GREAT. As other countries continue to advance themselves in all manner of achievements, the United States of America continues to fall behind losing the title of being great. America what are you waiting for? Wake up!!!!!!
@zombiestory6353
January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Companies intentionally offshore their microchip production in order to get cheap labor and now they want money to bring it back that's all you need to know
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January 30, 2024 at 1:41 pm
Our "Days of Orders" for our cars has rocketed from a norm of 30 -40 days of orders to well over a hundred. Crazy times.