As you know from our previous news, virtually all industries that rely on advanced semiconductors have been facing global chip shortages for some time. Samsung is now feeling the pinch – according to a new report from South Korea, a chip shortage is disrupting production of its best-selling smartphone series Galaxy And, why he cannot expand production as much as he would like.
According to some analysts, the lack of chips is one of the main reasons why Samsung will not present this year Galaxy Note 21. Now they also have to deal with its impact on the popular mid-range line Galaxy A. This year's range of phones was launched a few months ago, with the main "stars" being the models Galaxy A52 a Galaxy A72.
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South Korean website THE ELEC has now revealed that phone production is running low due to a shortage of chips Galaxy And to the disruptions. The result of this is that Samsung cannot produce as many units as it would like, as well as delaying the launch of some variants in important markets.
For example, it is still not available in the US Galaxy A72, sold here only Galaxy A52 5G (both models were presented together). Samsung introduced different variants to the American market last year Galaxy A71, so it is unlikely that its successor would not arrive in the US.
These new phones use Snapdragon chips that are manufactured using Samsung's 8nm LPP process. In addition to the series Galaxy And Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones also use these chipsets, further reducing the already limited supply.
When the situation can improve is in the stars at this point. According to some voices, it can last until next year, the most pessimistic voices speak of several more years.
