The chip shortage: When will it end and who benefits?

If you’ve struggled to buy a PlayStation 5, a new car, or even a high-end smartphone recently, you’ve felt the impact of the global chip shortage. Semiconductors power everything from appliances to cars to smartphones, and the world’s supply has been in shortfall since 2020. But this is no ordinary supply chain disruption. It’s a bottleneck that’s shaken industries, altered market forecasts, and created clear winners and losers.