Musk described the lack of this microcontroller as a short-term issue but many believe it could be a long-term issue.
see photosElon Musk believes the global semiconductor crisis is a short-lived one
While most experts in the semiconductor industry have said that the global shortage of chips could last up to 2 years, Tesla CEO and co-founder, Elon Musk, believes this is a short-term issue. Recently, at the IAA Mobility conference, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger revealed that the chip shortage problem was being fixed, but – with facilities being built to manufacture new semiconductors – it was not a quick fix. , then in the coming months. Gelsinger also highlighted how the electric car was like a computer with wheels that would fuel further reliance on the chip industry. But Musk remains unconvinced on the issue. He talks more about the rudimentary microcontroller chips that are a big part of the shortage but compares the situation to a washroom running out of toilet paper.
“Our biggest challenge is the supply chain, specifically microcontroller chips. Never seen anything like it. The fear of the end is every company overordering — like a toilet paper shortage, but on an epic scale. That said, it’s obvious. It is not a long-term issue,” the billionaire said.
Intel CEO predicts semiconductor crisis will continue for a few years
“There are a lot of chip manufacturing plants that are being built and I think by next year we will have good capacity,” he said, although his views are overly optimistic as it takes years for a chipset fab to be operational.
But his remarks come even after Tesla avoided being hit hard by the global semiconductor crisis in a big way. “In Q1, we were able to navigate through the issues of global chip supply shortages by pivoting very quickly to new microcontrollers, while simultaneously developing firmware for new chips made by new suppliers.”
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