The new information from Taiwan’s “Economic Daily” says that Qualcomm’s 5G mobile phone chip supply is blocked and its delivery period is long, up to 30 weeks or more. Therefore, the companies such as Xiaomi and Oppo have immediately turned to MediaTek chips.
As per the report, Xiaomi has reduced the balance of Qualcomm chip orders from 80% to 55% and has transferred a large number of orders to MediaTek. With the influx of orders, MediaTek is expected to reach NT$100 billion in revenue this quarter. However, MediaTek declined to comment.
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Moreover, Recently, in an interview with foreign media, the president of Qualcomm and the next CEO said that if you ask him what makes him sleepless at night, he will answer that the supply crisis in the semiconductor industry.
The media said in the report that due to the tight supply of chips, it is currently difficult for Qualcomm to meet the processor needs of smartphone manufacturers using Android.
According to TrendForce Consulting, Qualcomm’s baseband chip production capacity is blocked. Although it is expected that about 5% of smartphone production in the second quarter will be affected.
