Chip shortage draws Microsoft, Intel, TSMC and co. to virtual White House meeting

The Biden administration wants chip updates just like the rest of us.

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What you need to know

Though not every industry has felt the chip shortage with equal impact, if you’ve been brave enough to attempt buying one of thebest graphics cardsanytime in the past year or so, you know full well that many people in the PC world are being starved of the tech they want due to the ongoingsemiconductor crisis.

That’s one of the many reasons why major companies and countries are taking extensive measures to combat the shortages. Parties impacted by a lack of chips range from automobile manufacturers to PC part makers, hence why entities from those industries and many others have gathered at a virtual White House meeting today (viaReuters).

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is on the list of attendees, as are Microsoft, Apple, and Samsung personnel, as well as representatives for chipmaking behemoths such as TSMC. The meeting is set to address the coronavirus Delta variant’s chip supply impact, as well as how producers and consumers can improve communication during the strained period.

Though the U.S. Senate passed a bill not too long ago greenlighting$52 billion to semiconductor funding, it’ll be a while before that money, or today’s meeting’s consequences, trickle down to consumers in the way of heightened supplies. So until the global situation starts to get better, keep your fingers crossed and keep that shinyRTX 3060 Tion your watch list.

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