Η Samsung, the world's largest computer chip maker, has warned of a "serious imbalance" in the semiconductor industry, as global shortages cause disruption.
It also mentioned that it might skip the launch of the next smartphone Galaxy Note, to improve its turn. There are growing fears that market shortages could slow the economic recovery after the coronavirus.
The governments of the EU, the US and China are seeking to increase their production.
"There is a serious imbalance in their supply and demand chip in the global IT sector, "said Koh Dong-jin, co-chief executive of Samsung and head of mobile telephony, at a shareholders' meeting. "It is difficult to say that the shortage problem has been solved 100%."
New graphics cards are quite rare, Apple has discontinued some iPhone and the latest Xbox and PlayStation models sell out every time new stock is announced.
“The manufacturers Semiconductor are working hard to fill gaps in the market,” said Counterpoint Research partner Peter Richardson. “It will take time until the investment becomes more profitable. This means that the shortages for some productthey may continue for several months, possibly even into 2022.”