Since 202 1, the chip field has been out of stock. In fact, in our impression, chips have always been linked to mobile phones, but in fact they are linked to many fields, including graphics cards and cars. The demand for chips in these fields is also very great. Recently, Lei Jun said in an interview with reporters that the demand for chips around the world is very large and out of stock. He also said that this situation will last for two years, so some electronic products will be bought more and more, and the price will be higher and higher. Because of the lack of chips, some items produced are very few. As the saying goes, good things are rare, so prices will rise.
Lei Jun said that the chip shortage will last for two years. The reason why chips are so out of stock is the continuation of the epidemic.
Because of the epidemic, many people need to be isolated at home, which has caused many manufacturers to stop working. Because the machine can't operate, many upstream accessories can't be delivered on time, so a large number of chips can't be produced, which is just one of the reasons why chips are out of stock. The epidemic will also lead to various factors, which will eventually make the output of chips very small.
Another reason why potato chips are so out of stock is panic hoarding.
Maybe some scalpers or some retailers heard some news, so they hoarded a large number of chips and sold them at high prices, which made it impossible for regular manufacturers to buy chips to meet their production needs. Therefore, the prices of mobile phones, cars and even graphics cards they produce have to be raised several times, which is the price increase caused by panic hoarding.
Some experts in related fields say that the crisis of chip shortage will not be alleviated until after 2022.