New automotive chip shortage looms

[Cobnapint]

Just when you thought it was safe, it seems some underhand activities have been going on at a Dutch chip manufacturer. The Chinese are involved.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/368111/not-agai...

[Carl_VivaEspana]

Cobnapint said:

Just when you thought it was safe, it seems some underhand activities have been going on at a Dutch chip manufacturer. The Chinese are involved.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/368111/not-agai...

They have had five years to sort themselves out. I dont have much sympathy at this point.

[Evanivitch]

Chip Wars. Worth a read.

[Big Rig]

Evanivitch said:

Chip Wars. Worth a read.

Yep, one of the best books I've read recently. It’s truly mind blowing just how fragile that whole supply chain is.

[Cobnapint]

Carl_VivaEspana said:

They have had five years to sort themselves out. I dont have much sympathy at this point.

Who has, to sort what out...?

[JoshSm]

You mean to say that relying on suppliers from a country that has a pattern of undercutting the market to develop dominance, then become unreliable and/or abusive to their foreign customers, might have consequences? Who knew?

Little sympathy here for anyone who has got caught out, any more than I have sympathy for those who've got screwed by the years long messing about in rare earth supplies.

Chase the pennies using Chinese suppliers and don't be surprised when you get the unlubed consequences.

[DeejRC]

Ah, this the Nexperia thing? Yep, spent part of today going through BOMs with my electrical dept and sorting stuff with Procurement to mitigate this. It’s nowhere near as bad a situation as it was during the fun covid times. Had it all sorted by this evening.