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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>>For those who may have forgotten:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>><a href="https://cacm.acm.org/news/257742-german-factory-fire-could-worsen-global-chip-shortage/fulltext">https://cacm.acm.org/news/257742-german-factory-fire-could-worsen-global-chip-shortage/fulltext</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>>That was the *sole* supplier of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines for every major chip manufacturer on the planet.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>>Chip shortages will only get worse for the next several years. The light at the end of the tunnel is unfortunately *not* coming from an ultraviolet lithography machine. :(<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>Matt<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This video has a really good break down on the chip shortage as regards to everything that is not leading edge - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJrOuBkYCMQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJrOuBkYCMQ</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>