News
IC Insights reveals the real reason for the lack of microchips in the automotive industry
After several years of modest growth, semiconductor suppliers have been stunned by the surge in demand for automotive ICs in 2021. There was a shortage, because of which, in some cases, manufacturers had to stop the production of cars.
The vast majority of explanations for the shortages revolve around the fact that in March 2020, in the very early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for cars around the world plummeted, automakers began closing factories and stopped ordering chips from their suppliers. While this was happening, there was a surge in demand for smartphones, TVs, computers, game consoles, and home appliances. As a result, semiconductor suppliers have shifted their production capacity from automotive chips to chips for other products in higher demand.
When automakers returned to work in the second half of 2020, they found semiconductor suppliers unable to keep up with renewed demand. As a result, there was a deficit.
Analysts at IC Insights believe that the above scenario is not the main reason for the chip shortage still felt by the automotive industry. In their opinion, the real reason for the shortage lies in the sharp increase in demand for them in 2021, and not the inability of suppliers to increase production. In fact, suppliers shipped 30% more chips to the automotive industry in 2021 compared to 2020. This is much more than the 22% increase in total chip shipments last year. Moreover, 27% more chips were shipped to the automotive sector in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic 2019.
The jump in automotive chip shipments in 2021 was the highest since 2011, easily surpassing the 20% growth recorded in 2017. Analysts note that total global shipments of chips in 2021 (394 billion pieces) were about twice as large as in 2011 (194 billion).
According to IC Insights, when the demand for microchips changes in steps, as happened in the automotive industry in 2021, there will inevitably be a temporary mismatch in the supply and demand situation, which in fact caused the shortage.
Components
A “completely silent” 1300W power supply. Cooler Master showed two new products, but only the youngest received a passive CO
Cooler Master brought power supplies to Computex that they claim are absolutely silent.
The younger model with a power of 750 W is really silent, because it simply does not have a fan. By the way, this is the company’s most powerful power supply with passive cooling.
There is also a 1300W PSU. It has a fan, but Cooler Master also calls it completely silent.
The secret to successfully cooling such powerful PSUs without too much noise lies in the use of an evaporation chamber. There are no other details yet, as well as no pricing data.
NASA’s SLS super-heavy booster is already over budget by $6 billion and six years behind schedule, according to a recent report.
A recent report generated by the NASA Inspector General’s review indicates that NASA’s spending on the Artemis program will reach $93 billion by 2025, including the $23.8 billion already spent on SLS through 2022.
Despite a successful first run earlier this year, the Inspector notes that the project involves additional costs and a further shift in the schedule. Moreover, if the existing problems are not resolved in time, this may jeopardize the entire mission of Artemis.
As for delays, out of the six years mentioned, five years of delay, and at the same time an additional almost $ 2 billion, fell on Northrop Grumman accelerators. The bottom line is that the SLS project initially involved the partial use of old equipment from the days of the Space Shuttle program. Of course, with the necessary upgrades. Northrop Grumman boosters were one such element.
The inspector blames the situation on the cost-plus pricing method and recommends switching to fixed prices. In general, NASA agreed with all eight of the inspector’s recommendations.
Headphones
Exynos platforms will appear in a new type of device. Samsung to create SoC for mixed reality headsets
Samsung is going after Apple to release its mixed reality headset. The device will be released either at the end of this year or early next. There are no details about it yet, but it is reported that Samsung is also going to release its own Exynos single-chip systems for headsets.
Considering that these are only plans for now, the upcoming Samsung headset will apparently either rely on some foreign platforms or on existing Exynos SoCs.
However, new platforms for mixed reality headsets may not be entirely new. It is reported that Samsung has not yet decided whether it will develop these SoCs from scratch or simply adapt existing solutions.
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