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by wernst 1886 days ago
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/TSMC-he...

From TSMC's Mark Lui:

- Supply chain disruptions from Covid

- US / China trade disputes

- Digital transformation from Covid (increasing demand for chips)

- "Double booking" feedback loop (companies preorder more than needed, fearing fab capacity limits --> makes it seem like there's less fab capacity --> companies book more capacity, fearing capacity limits)...this is not specific to Covid, but heats up in this kind of situation