THE VIDEO SHELF · semiconductor supply chain
Where The Real Chip Shortage Is
Asianometry explains that the worst of the 2021-22 chip shortage sits in trailing-edge semiconductors, not the leading-edge chips usually covered. It covers why those older-node fabs are so hard to expand and fix.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a clear explanation of why fabs aren't being built for older process nodes.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Asianometry
- Topic
- semiconductor supply chain
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2022–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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The short answer is that they are not building more fabs for non-leading edge processes, like those used by STM32. There is an interesting video about this: [VIDEO]
jhallenworld on Hacker News · 2022-07
In An STM32 emulator written in Rust for 3D printersThis video seems to be doing much better job at explaining the problem [1]. Long story short there's high demand for trailing edge (50nm+) tech, but it is not worth investing in building more of these for number of reasons mentioned in the video (huge …
comboy on Hacker News · 2023-01
In Explaining the Global Chip Shortage
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