Nintendo apologizes as Switch 2 demand overwhelms supply in Japan
Is this all that surprising at this point?
OpenAI rolls out GPT-4.5 to Pro users only, faces shortage of GPU horsepower
Plus-tier members will have to wait until next week for access
AMD blames Intel's "horrible" CPUs for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages
Burn!
Big quote: What do you do when your latest CPU is proving so popular that consumers are struggling to get their hands on it? If you're AMD, it's to partly blame rival Intel for releasing such a "horrible product" as a competitor – i.e., the Arrow Lake desktop processors.
Crypto miners are buying up all the AMD Ryzen CPUs
The Ryzen 9 7950X is particularly sought after because of its support for AVX512 instruction sets
Sony says PS5 supply chain issues have ended after three years, expects record holiday season sales
Pour one out for PS5 scalpers
Upcoming ban of GeForce RTX 4090 exports to China is affecting prices everywhere
Things could get worse before they get better
Tokyo retailers sound the alarm on potential graphics card drought
Demand for the high-end Lovelace cards is outpacing supply in Japan
Blurred lines: the difference between fabless and foundry companies
A rose by any other name
Chip delivery times see biggest decline in years as shortages alleviate
Oversupply is a bigger problem these days
TSMC: Shortage of inexpensive chips, ranging from $0.50 to $10, is bottlenecking the supply chain
Not enough $0.50 chips is impacting entire industries
Chip shortage may be coming to an end, TSMC is still king
Slowing demand sees wave of chip order cancellations
Xbox wireless controller shortage confirmed by Microsoft
European countries particularly hard-hit
MacBook Pros face two-month delays on account of factory riots and lockdowns in China
Not even Apple is immune to the effects of Covid
Nintendo expects 2022 Switch sales to be lower than last two years due to chip shortage, logistical issues
Maybe grab one while you can
Intel CEO thinks chip shortage could extend into 2024
Others agree we'll see another two years of supply constraints
Silicon manufacturers are cannibalizing washing machines as chip shortage continues
The executive believes the chip shortage will last well into 2023
GPU Availability and Pricing Update, April 2022: Inching Ever Closer to MSRP
It's time for our monthly graphics card pricing update and in overly positive news, the trend towards more affordable GPUs has continued. We're inching ever closer to MSRP level pricing.
Chip shortage expected to last until new wafer plants open in 2024
Revenue from silicon wafers is expected to be around $15.5 billion this year
Equipment delays are slowing chipmakers' expansion plans
Some suppliers are warning of 18-month lead times
Graphics cards drop to their lowest price in 15 months, now 25% over MSRP
Could they hit MSRP by May?
The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is now 35% under MSRP in Germany
We need some good cards to follow suit!
Ford will ship and sell some vehicles with missing chips and a promise to install them later
An effort to get vehicles to buyers ASAP
Chinese tech hub Shenzhen goes into lockdown, Foxconn suspends production
Has the chip crisis been dealt another blow?
Nvidia hints that the RTX 3000 series and RTX 4000 cards will co-exist
It wouldn't be the first time two generations have been sold together
Graphics cards hit their lowest prices since the start of 2021
Has the market finally turned a corner?