Semiconductor Supply Chains and the 2020–2023 Global Chip Shortage

1. WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic

   Mar 11, 2020Labels: World Health, COVID-19 Pandemic

   • WHO Speech

2. TSMC announces plan for an Arizona fab

   May 15, 2020Labels: TSMC, Arizona Fab

   • TSMC PR

3. Apple unveils iPhone 12 with 5G

   Oct 13, 2020Labels: Apple, iPhone 12

   • Apple Newsroom

4. TSMC Arizona fab construction begins

   Mar 1, 2021Labels: TSMC, Fab 21

   • Tom s Hardware

5. Renesas Naka fab fire worsens auto-chip shortages

   Mar 19, 2021Labels: Renesas, Naka Factory

   • TrendForce
   • Renesas Update

6. Renesas reports recovery toward pre-fire production levels

   Jun 1, 2021Labels: Renesas, Naka Factory

   • Renesas Update

7. Automakers report vehicle supply constrained by chips

   Jun 2, 2021Labels: Automakers, Mature-node Chips

   • Fed Beige Book

8. Gartner warns shortage likely persists into 2022

   Jun 14, 2021Labels: Gartner

   • Semiconductor Digest

9. Malaysia COVID-19 lockdowns disrupt chip operations

   Jul 13, 2021Labels: Malaysia, Assembly Testing

   • DigiTimes

10. CHIPS and Science Act signed into U.S. law

    Aug 9, 2022Labels: CHIPS Act, United States

    • U S Senate
    • Commerce gov

11. U.S. expands advanced semiconductor export controls to China

    Oct 7, 2022Labels: United States, Export Controls

    • CRS Report

12. Gartner describes shift from shortages to inventory corrections

    Jan 17, 2023Labels: Gartner

    • Gartner PR

13. U.S. ends federal COVID-19 emergency declarations

    May 11, 2023Labels: United States, COVID-19 Emergency

    • AP News

14. Legacy: manufacturing diversification accelerates after shortage

    Dec 31, 2023Labels: Manufacturing Diversification, TSMC

    • TSMC PR
    • U S Senate