LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Disruptive.Asia comments that a global shortage of semiconductors is expected to last until at least next year, which � along with geopolitical tensions, COVID-19 and other factors has shone a spotlight on the vulnerability of the worlds semiconductor supply chain. While thats encouraging various countries to beef up their domestic chipmaking capabilities particularly China, which is already ahead of that particular curve semiconductor players warn that self-sufficiency should restore balance to the global supply chain rather than replace it.
Disruptive.Asia believes that the current chip shortage is the consequence of issue of US export rules which prevent any company that uses US technology in any part of the chipmaking process from doing business with Huawei. Disruptive.Asia learns from C-level executives from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) that the US crackdown on chip exports to China caused a rush to stockpile chipsets, creating short-term imbalance in the supply chain.
US acts have spurred China to beef up its own chipset capabilities to rely less on Western companies, with the goal of developing self-sufficiency in its domestic chipset sector by 2025. According to Li Ke of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, with China having already established a presence at every part of the 28nm-technology industry chain, Chinas 28-nm chips are expected to become mature this year.
China is also making progress with smaller nodes, with 14-nm chips produced by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) becoming a growing source of revenue for the firm, and expected to become mature in 2022. Meanwhile, a Goldman Sachs report in July 2020 predicted SMIC would be able to start producing 7-nm chips by 2023.
From Disruptive.Asias point of view, regardless of how geographical overconcentration of the global chip supply chain is addressed, the chip shortage is the most immediate problem and its one thats not going away soon. Consequently, semiconductor players are planning sizable investments in new fabs to scale up capacity.
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