Booming demand for electronic products coupled with COVID-led instabilities has caused a severe shortage of semiconductor chips. While this chip crunch has disrupted the operation of many industries, the effect on the automotive industry was the strongest, primarily because vehicle OEMs overlooked the fragilities of the semiconductor supply chain.
Since COVID’s initial impacts, the automotive industry has been trying to restore the supply-demand balance; however, full recovery is nowhere near in sight. Automakers and chip makers need to act in collaboration to mitigate the supply issues, where the focus should be on expanding the local chip production capacity and improving the demand planning for automotive chips.
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Contributed by Rayan Bajwa, PhD
About Rayan: I’m an engineer with a Ph.D. degree and 7+ years of technical writing experience. My experience as an engineer has been very diverse. I have solved problems in domains ranging from semiconductor/electronics engineering to software development and a few sub-domains of AI. Working around with such interdisciplinary problems has made me a quick learner of any new technical concepts. I communicate complex ideas and concepts. Over the years, I have written for a variety of audiences including internal engineering teams, B2B businesses and venture capitalists etc.
I’m an engineer with a PhD degree and 7+ years of technical writing experience. My experience as an engineer has been very diverse. I have solved problems in domains ranging from semiconductor/electronics engineering to software development and a few sub-domains of AI. Working around with such interdisciplinary problems has made me a quick learner of any new technical concepts. I communicate complex ideas and concepts. Over the years, I have written for a variety of audiences including internal engineering teams, B2B businesses and venture capitalists etc.
