In addition to all public health problems, COVID 19 has brought other challenges, especially to the industry. The lack of components has limited the production and the arrival of products to the market and to consumers.
So far the areas that were most affected were not publicly visible, but that will have changed. New information points to serious problems for Qualcomm, which is now also lacking processors for smartphones.
Qualcomm is having processor problems
There is no confirmation for this problem, but two independent sources take it for granted. Qualcomm will be the latest victim of the lack of components for the creation of its processors. This situation will have an impact on the smartphone market.
Than is advanced, Samsung will be having problems with production, which leads to a shortage of processors. The Korean company is one of Qualcomm's partners, with several manufacturing processes in charge, such as the well-known SoC Snapdragon.
Samsung fails to produce enough
From what is known, this problem will soon affect smartphones in the low and middle ranges, but it may also affect the higher ranges. It is not yet known whether it will be a problem that will have a serious impact on the market and whether there will eventually be a general lack of equipment for sale.
Lu Weibing himself, Xiaomi's vice president, has already warned of this problem a few days ago. In the well-known Chinese social network Weibo warned of the real possibility of a lack of processors. From what he revealed, this situation “is not a shortage, it is an extreme shortage”.
A problem soon in the smartphone market
Qualcomm has so far appeared to be hassle-free and with stable manufacturing levels, which guaranteed its position in the market. So far it has managed to stay away from failures that have affected AMD and Nvidia and other car manufacturers.
It remains to be seen how Qualcomm will react and overcome this problem. The brand provides processors for the vast majority of Android manufacturers, which makes it too essential. So, if the shortage is real, the market will certainly have problems.
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