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I think the 1,000 to 3,000 chips per vehicle isn't really accurate. They must be calling any surface mount component a chip. The jellybean parts like resistors and capacitors are a whole lot less complex than the microprocessors that are holding up current production. Actual microprocessor chips would be far less. Maybe a couple dozen. Certainly under 100.
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I just assumed since all the attention has been on Renesas that this is all focused on semiconductors and their focus is on microprocessors and microcontrollers. The main challenge is that there are few few manufacturers of these items and they are very specialized, making it extremely difficult to substitute in an alternative.
Conversely, for the passive components like a resistor it's easy to swap in a part from a different source. These can still be called chips but I don't think there's any significant shortages due to the vast numbers of manufacturers. A switch from a Venkel to a Yageo can be made quickly without any physical validation or changes to the product.
Conversely, for the passive components like a resistor it's easy to swap in a part from a different source. These can still be called chips but I don't think there's any significant shortages due to the vast numbers of manufacturers. A switch from a Venkel to a Yageo can be made quickly without any physical validation or changes to the product.
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