The electronic chip crisis, can it be solved?

 It is also possible that the electronic chips are a single transistor, or an integrated circuit that includes an interconnected group of transistors, and the latter are the most important element in the electronic circuit, and act as valves that allow current to flow in one direction. The electronic circuit consists of other elements besides transistors such as capacitors and resistors, as the resistors provide a specific amount of resistance to the current while the capacitors store the electric charge, and there is an element in the electronic circuit that stores energy in the form of a magnetic field called the inductor. The manufacture of electronic chips takes place in private factories, according to a report by "Al-Jazeera Net", and the production process begins by cutting the material sheets into thin slices, then the elements are added

Electronic elements are then added to the surface of the chip using a photolithographic technique, and these elements are linked together using thin wires to create electronic circuits. According to the report, “when an electric voltage is applied to the electronic chip, the electric current flows through the electric doors, and this allows the conversion of electrical signals into movements of electrons through semi-conductive materials, and this allows the chip to work according to specific programming and produce the electronic signals necessary for the functioning of various electronic devices.”

The reasons for the electronic chip shortage crisis With regard to the materials that make up electronic chips, there are 3 main elements, the first of which is the conductors, which are elements characterized by their ability to pass electric current, such as copper and aluminum, while the second element is represented by insulators, which are elements characterized by their inability to pass electric current Such as plastic and glass, and finally semiconductors, which are elements that are not as good at passing electric current as conductors, but they are better than insulators in that, such as silicon electronic chips that some consider “future oil”, especially as they are used in various industries, starting with phones Smart and microwave ovens to cars, missiles and planes.

According to multiple reports, the main reason behind this crisis was the outbreak of the “Corona” virus, as this pandemic resulted in two main things, the first disrupting global supply chains due to a shortage of manpower, and the second increasing the demand for computers as a result of the adoption of the work-based economy from home by 13 percent. In the field of computing, the electronic chip crisis worsened, as a result of the increase in the popularity of digital currency, as people who mine digital currencies played a role in the scarcity of processors and graphics cards due to the increased demand for these pieces, which made it more difficult for the average person to obtain them.

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