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Samsung's Austin fab was offline for more than a month after it was shut down due to power outages during the freeze.

About 71,000 wafers were affected by production disruptions, said Han Jinman, executive vice-president of Samsung’s memory chip business. He estimated the wafer loss is equivalent to $268 million to $357 million.

Semiconductor fabs are typically operational 24 hours a day for years on end. Each batch of wafers — a thin slice of semiconductor used for the fabrication of integrated circuits — can take 45 to 60 days to make, so a shutdown of any length can mean a loss of weeks of work. Restoring a fab is also a complicated process, and even in the best of circumstances can take a week.

The Samsung fab was one of a number of Austin's largest industrial power users that was ordered by the city to idle or shut down operations the week of Feb.15, as millions of Texas homes and businesses lost electricity and the state's power grid came close to a total shutdown.

NXP Semiconductors was also among the facilities that were shut down in February, as its two Austin fabrication facilities were offline for nearly a month. In March, the company estimated the shutdown would result in a $100 million loss in revenue and a month of wafer production.

The product loss and fab shutdown also came as Samsung considers Austin for a significant expansion.

In early February, officials confirmed the region is one of several locations being considered for a more than $17 billion state-of-the-art chip plant. The company is also considering locations including New York and Arizona.

It remains to be seen if the freeze could have an effect on Austin's chances of winning the facility. Company officials declined to comment on whether Central Texas is still under consideration, or when the company might make a decision.

More at https://www.statesman.com/story/business/2021/04/30/austin-fab-shutdow
n-during-texas-freeze-cost-samsung-millions/4891405001/

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According to Razat Gaurav, CEO of supply chain software and analytics firm Llamasoft, “This is a classic example of the bullwhip effect... Small changes in demand, as they propagate further upstream in the value chain, the variability, and the volatility grows dramatically.”

There’s no easy fix for this crisis. There is only what should have been done sooner, and what can be done now. Many automakers, like Toyota and Tesla, began making chips in-house some time ago. Automakers like Hyundai caught wind of the looming shortage and started stockpiling chips months ago.

For most companies, the best way to get through a future crisis is to cultivate strong, stable relationships with their suppliers. It is essential to ensure that your business is working with experienced, trustworthy suppliers whose core aligns with your business’s needs. No more going to the lowest bidder for chips and then hoping that when there is a problem another chip supplier will come along to rescue you from your mistake of choosing the low bidder. They were low because they can't be trusted.

www.mau.com/workforce-insights/the-2021-semiconductor-chip-shortage-wh
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Little Caesar's Pizza has a shortage of chicken wings, so each store only gets rationed about half of what they need each week, so they run out on Saturday or Sunday each week.

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Little Caesar's Pizza has a shortage of chicken wings, so each store only gets rationed about half of what they need each week, so they run out on Saturday or Sunday each week.

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If I were manager I'd only have wings on Friday and Saturday night, and maybe any big game nights in between until this is all over.

That's really all I have to say right now. Still sitting on a huge bag of I Told You So's for all the Biden* voters.

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Little Caesar's Pizza has a shortage of chicken wings, so each store only gets rationed about half of what they need each week, so they run out on Saturday or Sunday each week.

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If I were manager I'd only have wings on Friday and Saturday night, and maybe any big game nights in between until this is all over.

That's really all I have to say right now. Still sitting on a huge bag of I Told You So's for all the Biden* voters.

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Not strictly chips, but a bunch of shortages all of a sudden.

Lord Darth Obiden & Bama are desperate to crank up energy prices, so some of their goons did a cyber attack on a major pipeline, which supplies 50% of the East Coast fuel.

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Not strictly chips, but a bunch of shortages all of a sudden.


Lord Darth Obiden & Bama are desperate to crank up energy prices, so some of their goons did a cyber attack on a major pipeline, which supplies 50% of the East Coast fuel.


Little Caesar's Pizza has a shortage of chicken wings, so each store only gets rationed about half of what they need each week, so they run out on Saturday or Sunday each week.

Dollar Tree has been unable to get milk for weeks (about 7 Dollar Tree stores in my town, all out). But that might be a fuction of rising costs of milk, beyond $1.

A number of other items I see or heard reported, can't recall right now.

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That's because Biden* is President*. Everything is wonderful!*

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