According to industry insiders, the recent significant increase in orders received by automotive PCB manufacturers is mainly due to the fact that PCB factories are currently driven by the strong demand from the IT and communications industries, and the production capacity of high-end processes is tight. Tier1 automotive electronics factory considers the lessons of the lack of chips and accelerates. Single car board, ready for quick production after the chip problem is solved. Another industry insider said that the demand for PCB orders for new energy vehicles and other related products has increased greatly. The order delivery has been extended from the original half-month period to one and a half months, and some orders are scheduled to the second quarter.

Earlier, news of chip shortages spread across the world. German News Television recently reported that under the influence of the Arctic cold current, there was a power shortage in Texas in the United States, and local chip manufacturers had to close their factories, causing the situation in the global semiconductor market to become more and more tense.

According to reports, the cold current is adversely affecting the semiconductor industry. Texas, the United States, was the worst affected. The local energy department has asked all chip manufacturers in Austin to stop production in order to provide enough electricity for the health department.

As one of the largest chip suppliers in the automotive industry, NXP has currently closed two factories in Austin. German company Infineon also suspended production.

At present, the situation in the global semiconductor market is very tense. At the end of last year, the demand for chips in the entertainment and automotive industries increased significantly. Home office has enabled the sales of notebook computers to reach the highest level in a decade, and the demand for home appliances has also increased significantly. Many automakers have also complained about shortages in chip supply.

Therefore, the report commented that “the current time for production reduction cannot be any worse.” The report of the market research organization “Innovation Strategy” stated that the shutdown of US chip factories “will undoubtedly have an impact on the already severely shortage chip market”. Due to lack of parts, large automakers such as Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota have cut production.

Experts from Aixin Huamai in the United Kingdom estimate that the chip supply crisis may have a greater impact on the electronics industry, and the shortage of supply will also cause the price of electronic products to rise.