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The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences

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Post by immmmmm »

seltzered_ wrote: post #170

Regarding cars: "Some carmakers are now leaving out high-end features as a result of the chip shortage, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday. Nissan is reportedly leaving navigation systems out of cars that would normally have them, while Ram Trucks has stopped equipping its 1500 pickups with a standard “intelligent” rearview mirror that monitors for blind spots" I have an unpopular opinion, especially when we…

i might have an even more unpopular opinion: we might have too many cars.. in switzerland, we have 6.3 mio cars for 8.4 mio ppl, almost none of my friends have one, i just don't understand how it's even possible. but what's shocks me the most is their size, every swiss city is packed with huge +100k vehicles, i know we're rich, but WTF honestly: when one knows one third of the time they're used to do -1km trips. i know i know i have free work schedule, no children, and the best (and most expensive) public transportation system and can afford to commute without one... yet, soon more (huge) cars than ppl in my country.. i'm not a big patriot, i know how my country can be evil (we call that "neutrality" lol), yet i'm shocked again

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Post by andrekandre » 

  U.S. tech giant Intel has offered to help but it reportedly wants 8 billion euros in public subsidies toward building a semiconductor factory in Europe.
wow....

my immediate reaction is "then it should be a public foundry, if payed for by the public"... but maybe im missing some detail/nuance...

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Post by Larrikin »

unclebucknasty wrote: post #436
Larrikin wrote: post #251

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What percentage are you talking about as being abysmal. 0.1% offered at some shitty brick and mortar bank is terrible but nearly all the online first banks offer (or offered before covid) what I thought was a decent 1-3%

I'm not seeing anything like that. Here's the latest roundup of "the best rates" over at Bankrate [0], which includes some online-only banks. Highest I see there is 0.57%, with most at 0.4% and 0.5%. You might be able to scrounge up a few basis points somewhere if you're really determined and/or willing to meet some requirements. Still, even with our low-inflation these days [1], you're actually losing money in these…

TMobile Money is 4% for the first $3000 and 1% after that for customers and 1% flat for everyone else. Ally used to be pretty good but I've moved all my savings over for now

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Post by lobocinza »

nostromo wrote: post #291
neltnerb wrote: post #193

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I get that this is a potential big problem, but I had to stop reading when the dog washing company blamed needing to respin a new board on a chip being out of stock due to this. I'm sorry, but if you aren't buying enough chips to build all the boards you want to build of a revision, this is just what happens, chip shortage or no. Stuff gets obsoleted all the time, it doesn't take a chip shortage. Blaming a black swan…

This is largely a result of just-in-time manufacturing. Companies hate holding on to inventory. Most companies now don’t hold on to any extra stock needed to manufacture their products. This is great for your finances in normal times. But don’t complain when there is a shortage and you literally have zero slack for delays and your factory sits idle — that’s the well-known drawback.

The result of cutting too many "wastes".

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Post by geitir »

andrekandre wrote: post #512

U.S. tech giant Intel has offered to help but it reportedly wants 8 billion euros in public subsidies toward building a semiconductor factory in Europe. wow.... my immediate reaction is "then it should be a public foundry, if payed for by the public"... but maybe im missing some detail/nuance...

I guess it's a case of "if you hold the cards..."

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Post by jbgreer »

neltnerb wrote: post #193
smiley1437 wrote: post #58

Interestingly, there is an embedded video in that article that explains the issue specific to the automotive shortage - it's because the automotive industry cancelled a lot of chip orders in anticipation of low vehicle demand and that caused chip makers to reduce their production for the kinds of chips that go into cars, and now it takes time to ramp back up: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/03/02/how-the-global-compu…

I get that this is a potential big problem, but I had to stop reading when the dog washing company blamed needing to respin a new board on a chip being out of stock due to this. I'm sorry, but if you aren't buying enough chips to build all the boards you want to build of a revision, this is just what happens, chip shortage or no. Stuff gets obsoleted all the time, it doesn't take a chip shortage. Blaming a black swan…

Even if you did order enough to produce a run, there is no guarantee you’ll get the full quantity or any at all. Suffice it to say I know this first hand. Had a vendor come back and say, “Sorry, we know we promised your order by June, but it isn’t going to happen.” Thankfully getting a break on a new part, but respin and recertification cost and time are also causing heartburn.

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Post by baybal2 »

pbourke wrote: post #384
baybal2 wrote: post #313

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Yes, and the Chinese kit supplier seemingly got the tech from a Japanese aircon maker somewhere in nineties, and then copied the board verbatim ever since.

I wonder if you could run the firmware in emulation on a more recent CPU.

I don't think one can even fund assembler docs for a chip so old, rare, and obscure as first SH-1,2,3 families.

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

istjohn wrote: post #192
epistasis wrote: post #183

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Yeah, the size of these trucks has completely put me off ever wanting one. I miss the small ones from a few decades ago... great for surfing, hauling the ver occasional bit of stuff, just as useful as the ugly beasts of today but far cheaper and more maneuverable and safer. I think we need to start requiring commercial drivers licenses on some of these beasts. They are intentionally designed to be difficult to see ou…

I don't disagree, but there would be a political shitstorm if you tried to take away their trucks.

You can take away the CAFE rules that can be gamed by making trucks bigger than necessary.

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Post by christkv »

trompetenaccoun wrote: post #489
christkv wrote: post #342

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They also seem to point the finger towards hoarding by electronics companies in china to prepare for possible future sanctions.

Chinese companies produce those chips, that explanation makes little sense. Rather than the companies "hoarding", it may be they're simply not exporting as much to the US and Europe anymore, for political reasons. Any major company in China is under CCP supervision and towing the party line. It's not like it's a free market where private corporations do as they please. Turns out relying on a single region and in that…

https://archive.is/0LTBa from financial times seems to suggest a lot of hoarding is going on.

But the shortage has been worsened by hoarding by sanctions-hit Chinese groups, which has made it harder for some companies to secure components for everyday electronics such as washing machines and toasters.

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

dillondoyle wrote: post #497
NegativeLatency wrote: post #194

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The Toyota Tacoma is now the size of older F150s, there aren’t many or really any good options for buying a small truck currently.

And it's so hard to find a 2 door. A giant 4 door with a HUGE cab, but a tiny bed?! What's the point of that over an SUV. I'm buying a car for first time in a decade. I used to want to dirtbag out of a tacoma and have been looking for one but it's hard. Even a 13 year old one seems big - and also crazy expensive ;)

The old Ranger was the last small truck in North America. A clean, low miles 2011 would still have some good life left in it.
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