A production line at Jiejie Semiconductor Co., Ltd in Nantong, China Xu Congjun/VCG via Getty Images
The ongoing global computer chip shortage is the reason , why and But what is behind the shortage, and will the problem continue into 2022?
Microchips are both increasingly vital – found in everything from laptops and cars to fridges – and increasingly complex. “The first Intel microchip in 1971 contained 2500 individual transistors on a…



