The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also issued a response to the shortage of chips. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, Huang Libin, stated at the press conference of the State Council that with the continuous improvement of social intelligence, integrated circuits, as the most critical component of smart devices, continue to have strong demand.
Huang Libin said that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will do a good job in the implementation of relevant policies, promote the free flow of factor resources, create a fair and just market environment, support domestic and foreign companies to increase investment, and continue to improve the supply capacity of integrated circuits.
The lack of stock in the semiconductor industry has expanded from 8-inch wafers to 12-inch wafers. Not only are advanced technologies such as 7nm and 5nm tight, but mature technologies from 55nm to 22nm are also in short supply. OEMs such as UMC and World Advanced are preparing to be around the Spring Festival. The second price increase.