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Where The Real Chip Shortage Is

Asianometry · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Semiconductors & chip manufacturingManufacturing & industrial processes

What it is

Asianometry explains that the worst of the 2021-22 chip shortage sits in trailing-edge semiconductors, not the leading-edge chips usually covered. It covers why those older-node fabs are so hard to expand and fix.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it as a clear explanation of why fabs aren't being built for older process nodes.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “There is an interesting video about this”

    Explains why fabs aren't expanding for non-leading-edge processes.

    jhallenworld, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “An STM32 emulator written in Rust for 3D printers”

  2. “This video seems to be doing much better job at explaining the problem”

    Explains demand for trailing-edge chips and why fabs aren't built.

    comboy, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Explaining the Global Chip Shortage”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: chip shortage, trailing-edge, fabs, semiconductors, supply chain

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