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2021-08-27 Economy

World's largest chipmaker to raise prices, threatening costlier electronics

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-27 09:46|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 How dare they raise prices! You would almost think it's their factory...

Posted by magpie 2021-08-27 10:19|| 2021-08-27 10:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Bring on the price controls. It worked so well last time...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-27 11:13|| 2021-08-27 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Why is there a chip shortage?

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-27 11:50|| 2021-08-27 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Because Taiwan needs to look out for itself now?

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-27 12:14|| 2021-08-27 12:14|| Front Page Top

#5 shortage of REE except China. hmmmm

Posted by warthogswife 2021-08-27 12:41|| 2021-08-27 12:41|| Front Page Top

#6 everything else is going up, why wouldn't they?

Posted by Chris 2021-08-27 13:38|| 2021-08-27 13:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Taiwan should not be the world's largest chipmaker. We put ourselves at far too great a risk, especially obvious now. Pay the higher prices and make the chips here.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-08-27 14:59|| 2021-08-27 14:59|| Front Page Top

#8 There really aren't that many chip makers out there. Something like 6 (Global Foundries, TSMC, Samsung, IBM, Intel, and one in Japan) now that China is out (more or less). Other companies design chips but send the designs to one of those 6 to have them made. That makes it look like more companies are creating chips than that but nope.

Once China was pushed out of buying the newest equipment, shortages and increased prices were seem inevitable at least for a short time.

Samsung is building a new fab in Austin Texas, I think someone was building in Arizona or New Mexico so hopefully a year from now the shortage will be over.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-08-27 17:05|| 2021-08-27 17:05|| Front Page Top

#9 According to the article, ruprecht, TSMC is building a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-27 17:09|| 2021-08-27 17:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Intel is also planning to increase their fab capacity and also possibly buy some existing capacity.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-27 17:29|| 2021-08-27 17:29|| Front Page Top

#11 Because they need to cash in before the Chicoms invade and force majure is declared.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-08-27 17:29|| 2021-08-27 17:29|| Front Page Top

#12 Intel expanding its American base.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-27 17:36|| 2021-08-27 17:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Biden administration to start regulating chip manufacturing in 5... 4... 3..

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-08-27 17:39|| 2021-08-27 17:39|| Front Page Top

#14

Stop and think about the BRAND NEW Factory Vehicles piled up in inventory yards already, waiting on IC chips for them.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-27 19:27|| 2021-08-27 19:27|| Front Page Top

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