Semiconductor Unpredictability: Prescriptive Advice for Business

Jennifer Strawn, Rand Technology for Supply Chain Brain
June 21, 2023
4:29 pm
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There is a lot of confusion about semiconductor supply availability. Is the shortage over? Are there still constraints? Certainly, the production and supply of chips has improved, but we are in a correction, and companies should not be fooled.

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