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What the global shortage of computer chips means for you – ABC News
Australians are facing longer wait times for new motor vehicles and consumer electronics due to a global shortage of computer chips.
Australians are facing longer wait times for new motor vehicles and consumer electronics due to a global shortage of computer chips.
Televisions, gaming consoles and smartphones are among the products that could be affected.
Dubbed “chipageddon”, the shortage is due to record COVID-related demand combined with drought, fires and snowstorms in different parts of the world slowing production.
This “perfect storm” has led to car manufacturers from Europe to the US mothballing factories and phone-makers…
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