The chip shortage has spread to the LED industry, price rise is unlikely to stop
May 26, 2021
The market may have been overly optimistic in the face of the ongoing global core shortage, which was expected to be resolved in the second half of this year.However, the CEO of GCL, the largest U.S. contract chip manufacturer, warned on Friday that the chip shortage could last until 2022 or later.Today, this lack of core phenomenon has spread to the field of LED chips.
In the past, the shortage was a sudden outbreak of a certain industry. This time, it is the resonance of multiple industries, such as home appliances, 5G mobile phones, LOT, automotive electronics and so on are all growing.Today, this lack of core phenomenon has spread to the field of LED chips.
According to domestic media reports, the current LED chip production capacity is tight, a leading manufacturer sales representative said that some products have been suspended orders, the order has been booked until August.
According to financial news agency learned that this year, a number of LED chip enterprises raised prices, some enterprises have been the second time to raise prices, and even some enterprises are the third time to raise prices.With the progress of LED technology, cost reduction, rapid volume display.In response to the increased demand, downstream packaging factories have expanded production, some small chips are in short supply, and some companies have raised the price of their products, with an average price increase of about 30%.
