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The chip shortage isn't just a COVID thing: What you're missing
Story Date: 6/8/2021
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Source: Brian Cooley, CNET, 6/7/21
The world runs on microchips. Not just the elaborate ones at the heart of your phone or laptop but mostly a lot of ordinary ones that you aren't even aware of. They enable the power windows in your car and the timer in your coffee maker. But a chip shortage is putting a crimp in the production of all kinds of products, from dog washing booths to pickup trucks. Now what? Microchips seldom work alone: The most powerful ones are useless without more pedestrian support chips that can hobble the manufacturing of a product.
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