According to a research by Susquehanna Financial Group,the semiconductor delivery cycle in July increased by more than 8 days compared with the previous month,reaching 20.2 weeks,which is the longest waiting period since the company started tracking data in 2017.

　　The report pointed out that the shortage of microcontrollers became more serious in July,and the delivery cycle was as long as 26.5 weeks,and the general situation was 6 to 9 weeks.The good news is that the lead time for power management chips has been shortened.

　　Microcontrollers are logic chips that mainly control the functions of automobiles,industrial equipment,and home electronics;power management chips are responsible for regulating the flow of electricity from smartphones to solar power generation.

　　The most impacted industry by the chip shortage is the automobile industry,which loses at least US$100 billion in sales due to the inability to produce cars.Other areas are also affected,including electronic product manufacturers such as Apple,which are unable to meet all the needs of their products