TSMC Comments On The Global Chip Crisis

One of the TSMC management shared his predictions about the global chip shortage affecting all technology giants in his interview.

A senior executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) gave an interview about the global chip crisis that has shaken the entire electronic device industry in recent years. According to the company, the crisis will not leave the tech giants for a while.

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"The chip crisis will continue," said TSMC official Mii

While it is not surprising news that the chip shortage will continue, the reduction of the COVID-19 epidemic and the easing of the quarantine period in 2022 may be a hope for tech companies. TSMC Senior Vice President of Technology Development Dr. Y.J. Mii summarized why this global crisis will not end as "supply-demand imbalance".

Y.J. Mii said that the demand for semiconductors has increased rapidly in the last few years, which directly affects the global chip shortage. This, in turn, increased conductive sheet production and improved the way companies supply. However, the results of these efforts seem to be beneficial in the long run, not immediately.

We are approaching the atomic scale. Previously, we could get the next generation node by fine-tuning the process, but now we have to find new ways for each generation in terms of transistor architecture, materials, processes and tools. In the past, there was almost a big optical reduction, but this is no longer a simple trick.

Developing technology on our own is not enough. In my leadership role, it's important to us to draw on talent and wisdom not just from the team in Taiwan, but from around the world.

TSMC Senior Vice President of Technology Development Dr. Y.J. mii

TSMC official Dr. Y.J. Mii and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger disagree somewhat on this. While Gelsinger predicts that the industry will start to recover in early 2023, Mii claims that this crisis will not improve for a while.

While Intel mentioned two new factories to open in Arizona and another plant to open in Ohio, it did not mention a plant plan in Europe. However, rumors point to a branch in Germany. Gelsinger will have spoken by relying on the investments of the company and other companies, and he seems more hopeful than Mii about the end date of the chip crisis.