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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by newsclues on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:00AM (#39289358)
Seems like everyone is chasing the high end fans, but what about basic components and PCBs? The supply chain is more than latest node chips!
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by amelius on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @11:17AM (#39290364)
Have you noticed a shortage of low-end components?
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by Qwertious on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @12:00PM (#39290990)
Raspberry pis were chronically in short supply for the last 3 years and were scalped to $80-100, to the point where x86 microPCs were cheaper.
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by christina97 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @12:10PM (#39291103)
That has nothing to do with the broader ecosystem and has all to do with RPi’s weird relationship with Broadcom.
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by TaylorAlexander on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @04:59PM (#39294845)
Do you have a source? I’ve seen a lot of unsubstantiated rumors about the source of the raspberry pi shortage.
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by LoganDark on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @12:13PM (#39291159)
Wasn't that just because everyone wanted the RPis themselves, not because of shortages of their components?
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by TaylorAlexander on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @05:00PM (#39294857)
Raspberry Pi claimed it was a shortage issue. I think if the issue was an increase in demand they would have wanted to say so publicly as it would make them look good.
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Re:TSMC to build second Japan chip factory, raising investme... by TillE on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:08PM (#39291957)
There were plenty of component shortages in very recent memory (eg, FPGAs), but those were all down to the pandemic.
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