Semiconductor Crisis: An Immediate Solution

The semiconductor crisis triggered by the pandemic has had catastrophic consequences for the entire tech market .

This expression, indicated in the Anglo-Saxon world with the phrase chip crunch , defines the shortage of those materials which are the basis for the production of chips for electronic devices.

Semiconductor Shortage

A shortage, this, that has put not only producers in crisis, but all consumers who, faced with the period of social isolation caused by the pandemic, have found a greater need for certain devices .

But what caused this semiconductor crisis?

Let's take a look at the most salient aspects and, above all, what the solutions could be.
Let's not forget, in fact, that before this is truly resolved, years will have to pass.

Semiconductor Crisis: Demand Outstrips Supply

As always, when talking about market crisis, the problem lies in the delicate balance between supply and demand .
The forecasts made by the markets regarding what consumption would be turned out to be wrong.

Basing their decisions on rough sales forecasts, production resulted in a cut in the use of semiconductor materials.

Contrary to what was predicted, however, the demand for electronic products - of which semiconductors are the raw material - has been greater than ever .

Sociality, smart working and distance learning

People have shown the need for increasingly high-performance devices: both for gaming purposes and for contact purposes, such as video calls and chats. Not only that. As the pandemic dragged on, we realized that social life could only be carried on by using technology. Hence smart working, distance learning, LMS platforms and all the technological solutions undertaken by SMEs to avoid sinking . These are paths that require increasingly high-performance devices , equipped with chips no longer available on the market.

What are semiconductors?

But let's take a step back. We assumed that you all knew about semiconductors. Surely you know what their function is: to provide material for the construction of chips, diodes and transistors . More specifically, we are referring to particular materials that, by their nature, have an electrical conductivity halfway between good conductors (for example lead) and insulating materials (such as amber and ceramic). This characteristic allows them to be chemically modified, with the addition of impure materials that allow their electrical conductivity to be controlled efficiently.

Long and complicated work

In truth, the Anglo-Saxon expression chip crunch is much more suitable and precise to indicate the situation of scarcity that we are experiencing. The problem of the semiconductor crisis is not so much in their availability - silicon, for example, is very widespread - but in their transformation into chips . A very long and complicated process, which can take years. From this we immediately understand how, since the production of chips is very slow , satisfying such a high demand for devices has been, and remains to this day, very complicated .

Refurbished Equipment: A Solution to the Crisis

Given the difficulty in finding essential components for devices, an immediate solution could be provided by sale of refurbished products . By refurbished products, we mean used - or even never used - equipment refurbished through a technical replacement of the malfunctioning components. Those who work in the field boast a constant availability of spare parts , as well as a team of qualified technicians able to intervene effectively on defective equipment, putting it back into shape .

Refurbished equipment on Usatocomenuovo

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