chip shortage
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yup, they have done it primarily for cost and easier supply chain (ironically) and sure, 'tried and true' but still, if there's no reason for those chips to be replaced, they haven't been.
to refute the defense of staying with old chips, i present: NASA vs. SpaceX.
the NASA space program has stayed with tried and true for decade. the space shuttle used ARCHAIC technology, but hey, it was tried and true, right?
here's the space shuttle and spacex dragon cockpits.
if smart people hadn't realized it was time for NASA to keep the dinosaurs on the ground and let more nimble companies have a go, we'd still be using that ancient tech.
meanwhile, boeing is proof that archaic is still around since they can't get their space program going. they seem to be getting further and further behind spacex. and i bet spacex isn't using old chips.
i'm very sorry to hear this! were you in sales, or manufacturing, or what?
to refute the defense of staying with old chips, i present: NASA vs. SpaceX.
the NASA space program has stayed with tried and true for decade. the space shuttle used ARCHAIC technology, but hey, it was tried and true, right?
here's the space shuttle and spacex dragon cockpits.
if smart people hadn't realized it was time for NASA to keep the dinosaurs on the ground and let more nimble companies have a go, we'd still be using that ancient tech.
meanwhile, boeing is proof that archaic is still around since they can't get their space program going. they seem to be getting further and further behind spacex. and i bet spacex isn't using old chips.
i'm very sorry to hear this! were you in sales, or manufacturing, or what?
but like i said, when it comes to the real brain of the system, all manufacturers have made a lot of moves the past couple of years. almost all of them are on much more recent tech and they are doing tons of testing and development. still it's going to be few years before that hits customers
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I started as a regular mold press machine operator back in the late 80's y quickly moved up to become a pocket leader, moved up again as a floor manager, then moved up to R&D. I was then asked to do sales management and did that for the last 20 years. The company started to die a slow death due to Covid-19 and the chip shortage was just the last strike.
I was asked to help out the floor the last 8 months and the company simply did not survived as we had little sales.
By the way our business was 85% automotive. We manufactured all the thermal acoustical parts that goes on vehicles.....things like hood insulators, dash, tunnel, doors etc....the rest of our business was architectural, ceiling tiles, wall panels, ceiling diffusers etc....
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I was asked to help out the floor the last 8 months and the company simply did not survived as we had little sales.
By the way our business was 85% automotive. We manufactured all the thermal acoustical parts that goes on vehicles.....things like hood insulators, dash, tunnel, doors etc....the rest of our business was architectural, ceiling tiles, wall panels, ceiling diffusers etc....
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i'm very sorry to hear this! were you in sales, or manufacturing, or what?
Last edited by 5gears-IS; Oct 3, 2021 at 05:19 PM.
I started as a regular mold press machine operator back in the late 80's y quickly moved up to become a pocket leader, moved up again as a floor manager, then moved up to R&D. I was then asked to do sales management and did that for the last 20 years. The company started to die a slow death due to Covid-19 and the chip shortage was just the last strike.
I was asked to help out the floor the last 8 months and the company simply did not survived as we had little sales.
By the way our business was 85% automotive. We manufactured all the thermal acoustical parts that goes on vehicles.....things like hood insulators, dash, tunnel, doors etc....the rest of our business was architectural, ceiling tiles, wall panels, ceiling diffusers etc....
I was asked to help out the floor the last 8 months and the company simply did not survived as we had little sales.
By the way our business was 85% automotive. We manufactured all the thermal acoustical parts that goes on vehicles.....things like hood insulators, dash, tunnel, doors etc....the rest of our business was architectural, ceiling tiles, wall panels, ceiling diffusers etc....
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As noted on how Tesla handled the chip shortage:
“Our team has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to react quickly and mitigate disruptions to manufacturing caused by semiconductor shortages. Our electrical and firmware engineering teams remain hard at work designing, developing and validating 19 new variants of controllers in response to ongoing semiconductor shortages.”
“Our team has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to react quickly and mitigate disruptions to manufacturing caused by semiconductor shortages. Our electrical and firmware engineering teams remain hard at work designing, developing and validating 19 new variants of controllers in response to ongoing semiconductor shortages.”
As noted on how Tesla handled the chip shortage:
“Our team has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to react quickly and mitigate disruptions to manufacturing caused by semiconductor shortages. Our electrical and firmware engineering teams remain hard at work designing, developing and validating 19 new variants of controllers in response to ongoing semiconductor shortages.”
“Our team has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to react quickly and mitigate disruptions to manufacturing caused by semiconductor shortages. Our electrical and firmware engineering teams remain hard at work designing, developing and validating 19 new variants of controllers in response to ongoing semiconductor shortages.”
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Yes but they are able to change chip vendors or chip parts easily because they are able to code new firmware changes to their systems. Other manufacturers have a hard time with this.
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Tesla is a vertically integrated technology company. They are the only car manufacturer that programs its own chips.
This gives them the ability to reuse and repurpose chips. Tesla has managed the semiconductor and supply chain issues better than other companies.
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Wafer fabrication makes bare chips. By themselves, the chips can do nothing. Like a laptop computer without an operating system or apps.
Tesla is a vertically integrated technology company. They are the only car manufacturer that programs its own chips.
This gives them the ability to reuse and repurpose chips. Tesla has managed the semiconductor and supply chain issues better than other companies.
Tesla is a vertically integrated technology company. They are the only car manufacturer that programs its own chips.
This gives them the ability to reuse and repurpose chips. Tesla has managed the semiconductor and supply chain issues better than other companies.
bingo.... As I noted above, Tesla has some great ocba engineering talent at their disposal to drop in newer or second source parts to avoid the blunt of the chip shortages. Judging by their Q2 performance, they have far exceeded the old guard auto industry at their own supply chain games...
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