{"id":19270,"date":"2021-04-27T11:44:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T03:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/?p=19270\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:44:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T03:44:14","slug":"cisco-says-computer-chip-shortage-last-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/cisco-says-computer-chip-shortage-last-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Cisco says computer chip shortage to last six months"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jonathan Josephs\u00a0<\/strong>Published

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The boss of networking giant Cisco has said the shortage of computer chips is set to last for most of this year.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Many firms have seen production delayed because of a lack of semiconductors, triggered by the Covid pandemic and exacerbated by other factors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cisco chief Chuck Robbins told the BBC: “We think we’ve got another six months to get through the short term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The providers are building out more capacity. And that’ll get better and better over the next 12 to 18 months.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That expansion of capacity will be crucial as advances in technology – including 5G, cloud computing, the internet of things and artificial intelligence – drive a big increase in demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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image caption<\/span>Semiconductors power many consumer goods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Mr Robbins is the latest tech boss to weigh in on the debate – and with 85% of internet traffic using Cisco’s systems, his opinion matters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Right now, it is a big problem,” he says, “because semiconductors go in virtually everything.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The seemingly insatiable demand is why major US manufacturer Intel announced a $20bn (\u00a314.5bn) plan to significantly expand production, including two new plants in Arizona.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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