{"id":12141,"date":"2021-06-03T17:18:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T13:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=12141"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:18:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T13:18:36","slug":"gartner-says-global-chip-shortage-expected-to-persist-until-second-quarter-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2021\/06\/03\/gartner-says-global-chip-shortage-expected-to-persist-until-second-quarter-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner Says Global Chip Shortage Expected To Persist Until Second Quarter Of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The worldwide semiconductor\u00a0shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe semiconductor shortage will severely disrupt the supply chain and will constrain the production of many electronic equipment types in 2021. Foundries are increasing wafer prices, and in turn, chip companies are increasing device prices,\u201d said\u00a0Kanishka Chauhan<\/a>, principal research analyst at Gartner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0chip shortage started primarily with devices, such as power management, display devices and microcontrollers, fabricated on legacy nodes at\u00a08-inch foundry fabs,\u00a0which have a limited supply.\u00a0The shortage has now extended to other devices, and there are capacity constraints and shortages for substrates, wire bonding, passives, materials, and testing,\u00a0all of which are parts of\u00a0the supply chain beyond chip fabs. These are highly commoditized industries with minimal flexibility\/capacity to invest aggressively on a short notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across most categories, device shortages are expected to be pushed out until the second quarter of 2022 (see Figure 1), while substrate capacity constraints could potentially extend to fourth quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figure 1.\u00a0<\/strong>Gartner Index of Inventory Semiconductor Supply Chain Tracking \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Projected Worldwide Semiconductor Inventory Index Movement, 2021-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note:\u00a01Q21 is a modelled estimate and is subject to change based on actual financials reported by vendors in 2Q21. The index bar for 2Q21 to 4Q22 is only a directional estimate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Gartner (May 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gartner analysts recommend that\u00a0OEMs dependent directly or indirectly on semiconductors\u00a0take four key actions to mitigate risk and revenue loss during the global chip shortage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n