AMD chip shortage caused by packaging

Stefan Mileschin · 8th January 2021, 08:29

Can't get the wood these days

Shortages in packaging material at TSMC could lead to a shortage of Zen 3 notebook chips this year.

According to Tom's Hardware , PlayStation 5 orders have made supply tight, but three also appears to be a lack of packaging and substrate availability.

The problem also hits Nvidia, Apple, Huawei, EV cars, and virtually any other market that uses silicon interposers are suffering at the hands of the shortage of critical chip packaging supplies.

It was suspected that TSMC simply didn't have enough in-house lithographic capacity to make more chips, but it turns out that its reliance on external sources possibly contributes to the problem. TSMC's major ABF substrate suppliers, including Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Nan Ya PCB, are experiencing shortages.

https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...d-by-packaging

8th January 2021, 08:29	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,618	AMD chip shortage caused by packaging Can't get the wood these days Shortages in packaging material at TSMC could lead to a shortage of Zen 3 notebook chips this year. According to Tom's Hardware , PlayStation 5 orders have made supply tight, but three also appears to be a lack of packaging and substrate availability. The problem also hits Nvidia, Apple, Huawei, EV cars, and virtually any other market that uses silicon interposers are suffering at the hands of the shortage of critical chip packaging supplies. It was suspected that TSMC simply didn't have enough in-house lithographic capacity to make more chips, but it turns out that its reliance on external sources possibly contributes to the problem. TSMC's major ABF substrate suppliers, including Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Nan Ya PCB, are experiencing shortages. https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...d-by-packaging

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