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A discussion with Yashar Shahabi, SVP Digital Solutions, Sourceability & Featured Speaker George Lawrie, VP & Principal Analyst, Forrester

The worldwide inflation trend is causing problems in the electronic components supply chain by making parts more expensive and harder to procure. But mitigation methods exist to help OEMs, CMs, and EMS providers overcome the new challenge.

The U.S.-China trade war, COVID-19, and the global chip shortage introduced major changes to the electronic components supply chain. The shifts brought about by recent events will create a very different semiconductor ecosystem by 2030.

Large technology companies across the world have started developing their own semiconductors. Here’s a look at why that’s happening and how it could impact smaller OEMs.

SMIC's supply partners have secured U.S. approval to work with the semiconductor industry giant once again. This bodes well for the industry overall as it attempts to rebound from a drastic shortage in 2021.

Samsung is looking to build a $17 billion manufacturing facility in the U.S. The new factory will help shore up supply chain routes and prevent future disruptions like that currently felt throughout the industry.

TSMC will establish a new R&D facility in Japan to continue research on 3D integrated circuit (3DIC) technology. The state-of-the-art complex will be located in Tsukuba.

Renesas shut down its Ibaraki Factory on Saturday after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. Thankfully, no fatalities have been reported. However, the shutdown for safety measures is one more setback in the global semiconductor shortage.

China has formed a new committee to standardize the country's semiconductor development. Its primary agenda? The drafting of unified guidelines for developing future high-performance microchips.