#Thread | The shortage in supply of semiconductor chips has caused setbacks across industries. Now, the Quad is looking to counter the vulnerabilities it has exposed.

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It's a crisis that has cost the global automobile industry billions of dollars in sales and held up delivery schedules of everything from smartphones to computers.

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No, it is not the #COVID19 pandemic, but the crunch in supplies of semiconductor chips. To be sure, though Covid-induced lockdowns were a trigger for the problem, what has really exacerbated it is the concentration of production almost entirely in just a handful of countries.
Which is why the security grouping known as the Quad, which comprises Australia, US, Japan and India, is putting great focus on resolving supply chain bottlenecks for this crucial component.

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