TSMC hikes chip prices up to 20% amid supply shortage
I&#x27;m in charge of sourcing components for multiple companies right now.  I believe they could double (100%) prices and companies would pay it.  There&#x27;s chips that I&#x27;m sourcing from obscure places in China just to get the part and paying whatever price they ask.<p>Designers are getting overwhelmed because they&#x27;re having to redesign boards for components that are available, only to realize by the time they finish the changes, the part they redesigned for is also out of stock.<p>There&#x27;s been some talk of a Chip-induced cold war, and I would say that&#x27;s not crazy given the market conditions. I also love the guy who posts here all the time saying he works for the company that makes the machines that makes the chips and they can&#x27;t make more machines because they don&#x27;t have the chips that go in them.  XD