TSMC to raise its wafer quotes

Big trouble from taiwan,

Tsmc raises chip prices by up to 20%.

Microchips, in fact, are not only unavailable, but also increasingly expensive.

The world’s largest manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (Tsmc, with 31% market share globally) would be planning price increases around 10% for more advanced semiconductors and around 20% for less sophisticated ones, used in the automotive sector. This was reported by sources in the Wall Street Journal.

The automotive sector

The supply of semiconductors has become an increasingly important factor for major technology and automotive companies, as chips continue to be difficult to find. The chip shortage triggered by the Covid pandemic is bringing many industrial sectors, such as electronics and automotive, to their knees. For example, major global automakers have often been forced to slow or even halt car production for weeks, see General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen.