Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The "lack of cores" in automobiles is gradually alleviating, and the global chip supply is still tight

Per reporter: Li Xing Per editor: Sun Lei

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On January 20, Luo Junjie, director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a press conference on the development of industry and informatization in 2021 that the problem of "lack of cores" in the automotive field is gradually alleviating.

In 2021, the global integrated circuit manufacturing capacity continues to be tight, and all walks of life are facing the problem of "lack of cores", which has a greater impact on the development performance of the global industry. Among them, the automobile industry has been greatly affected, and many domestic car companies have therefore reduced production or short-term production stoppages.

Luo Junjie believes that the biggest reason for the impact of the automobile industry on chips is mainly reflected in two aspects: one is that with the continuous improvement of the degree of social intelligence, the demand for chips as the most critical component of smart devices continues to grow; second, the spread of the global epidemic, and some individual countries have unreasonably sanctioned and suppressed enterprises in other countries, which have caused a serious impact on the global semiconductor supply chain.

With the gradual play of the market regulation mechanism, as well as the joint efforts of governments at all levels, automobile companies, and chip companies, the problem of "lack of cores" in the automotive field is gradually alleviating. "We should also see that the stability of the global integrated circuit supply chain is still facing severe challenges, and the supply of such chips will remain in a state of tension for a long time to come." Luo Junjie said.

According to Luo Junjie, in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will strengthen communication and cooperation with relevant countries and regions, encourage backbone enterprises at home and abroad to increase investment efforts, and promote the improvement of the supply capacity of the entire industrial chain of chips.

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