The smartphone industry is starting to feel the global chip shortage pinch

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Until now, phones have mainly dodged the impact of this manufacturing trend due to stockpiles. The chip shortage that has been affecting the world this year is now starting to make its way into the smartphone industry, after having already affected everything from computers to cars. The supply issues in semiconductors have resulted from a range of different factors. The COVID-19 pandemic was the primary cause of many of the factors leading to the semiconductor chip shortage. The main two reasons were that factories were closed due to the spread…

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