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Car companies stop production due to semi shortage
fcb:
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry-news/car-makers-halt-production-due-semiconductor-shortage
Who would have thought it.
olkipukki:
Really? Thought nobody is buying cars today, so nowhere to park and store, and somehow they need to slow down the production
SilverSolder:
Audi just had their best quarter ever, due to recovery in China.
Meanwhile, those parts of the world that can't manage something as simple as a virus outbreak are still locked down! |O
fcb:
You would have thought that the car manufacturers and those tier 1 suppliers would have huge forward orders for parts.
Also, there can't be that many IC's shared between cars and mobile phones (temperature ratings?) - and anything that is shared, you'd have thought would be locked into a multiyear PO, even if just for obsolescence reasons.
NiHaoMike:
--- Quote from: fcb on January 18, 2021, 11:27:17 am ---Also, there can't be that many IC's shared between cars and mobile phones (temperature ratings?)
--- End quote ---
Mobile chips also have to deal with high temperatures due to manufacturers skimping on the heatsinking or not having enough room for a good heatsink in the first place.
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