[Tech firms rip apart NEW washing machines,
so they can harvest their computer parts in
a bid to beat the global microchip shortage
Tech firms are buying up household appliances
to harvest their microchips
The pivotal chips are experiencing a prolonged
shortage worldwide
Hardest hit are car manufacturers
who are seeing vehicles being unable to
leave the factory for lack of the chips ]
[Severe shortages have hit production
at multinational firms,
from car giants such as Tesla and Ford
to appliance firms such as Bosch
and Hotpoint and video games console
makers Sony and Microsoft]
[Chip shortages have particularly hit new
car deliveries, with sales down on
2019 figures despite higher demand.
Cars use 15 per cent of all chips made,
with each vehicle needing around 3,000.
When the pandemic started,
vehicle-makers cancelled chip orders
as demand plummeted.
Other gadget makers snapped up
the spare production space for laptops,
tablets, TVs and smart appliances.
Vehicle makers are now struggling.
Chip shortages are expected to continue
into next year or even 2024,
with the market expected to
double in value to £779 billion by 2030,
according to analysts.
Manufacturers are gearing up to meet demand.]
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