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How long do you think semiconductor shortage will continue?

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Psi:

--- Quote from: KE5FX on September 30, 2021, 04:04:48 pm ---My guess is they aren't trying to fix prices or even increase them deliberately

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Yeah, i agree, but i think they will 'milk' the shortage for any extra money they can. Just like business usually do.


--- Quote from: james_s on September 30, 2021, 08:21:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: Psi on September 30, 2021, 11:52:45 am ---It's also probably the manufacturers will try to keep the chip shortage going as long as they can, in a sort of unspoken price fixing scheme.
No one is in a hurry to lower prices back to normal levels, increase volume yes, but not lower prices.

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I think it's likely for that to backfire. One company will decide to be the one that can deliver parts, and the companies that can't deliver will soon find their products designed out of things.

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Yeah, the system will self correct. but it will take longer than it should because of this occurring to some extent

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