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Chip famine
A chip famine is a phenomenon in the integrated circuit (chip) industry that appears approximately every four years where demand for silicon chips outstrips supply.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Printed Electronics World )〕 ==Introduction== Chip famine typically occurs when there is some sociological or physical change that prevents certain chips from being produced in large enough numbers to satisfy demand. A severe case of chip famine occurred in 1988 after a pact between American and Japanese chip manufacturers resulted in severely reduced production. Changing to newer production methods also causes chip famines as the new factories are not built quick enough to meet the demand for the newer chips. An example was the shortage of smart card chips in 1999, another was during the rationing of other types of chips in 2004. Recently, the 2011 Japanese earthquake led to a period when it was difficult to source all the parts needed for various systems. Chip famines can have a major effect on the electronics industry where manufacturers change their sourcing of chips and suffer major loss of profits, such as when PC manufacturer Gateway switched from Intel to AMD microprocessors in 2000. Some manufacturers may find themselves having to redesign their products to take account of the shortage of certain chips, or have to leave design options open to allow alternative chips to be incorporated into the design.
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