Component shortages threaten PC, electronics growth

Dom · Jul 28, 2003, 02:26 PM

SHORTAGES OF VITAL COMPONENTS for DVD players are threatening an expected surge in sales of PCs, a Japanese newspaper claims today.

This morning's Nihon Keizai Shimbun claims that optical pickups for DVD players are in terribly short supply, and it estimates that it will drastically affect sales of machines that use the technology. Factories are unable to keep up with demand for the parts, expected tobe used in 18 million machines this year.

And, the same report claims, sales of digital cameras will also suffer because there's a big shortage of charge coupled devices (CCDs) used in the machines. It quotes reps from Casio, Fuji, Olympus and others as confirming earlier reports that launches of several models have been canned.

That's likely to have a knock-on effect on other suppliers of components, such as flash memory modules. There appears to be little prospect of the manufacturers of CCD devices, the virtual eye of a digital camera, being able to step up supply sufficiently to meet the demands of the camera makers.

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Source: TheInquirer

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 28, 2003, 02:38 PM

it fine long as they dont buy any chips from the RIAA .....

Jul 28, 2003, 02:26 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Component shortages threaten PC, electronics growth SHORTAGES OF VITAL COMPONENTS for DVD players are threatening an expected surge in sales of PCs, a Japanese newspaper claims today. This morning's Nihon Keizai Shimbun claims that optical pickups for DVD players are in terribly short supply, and it estimates that it will drastically affect sales of machines that use the technology. Factories are unable to keep up with demand for the parts, expected tobe used in 18 million machines this year. And, the same report claims, sales of digital cameras will also suffer because there's a big shortage of charge coupled devices (CCDs) used in the machines. It quotes reps from Casio, Fuji, Olympus and others as confirming earlier reports that launches of several models have been canned. That's likely to have a knock-on effect on other suppliers of components, such as flash memory modules. There appears to be little prospect of the manufacturers of CCD devices, the virtual eye of a digital camera, being able to step up supply sufficiently to meet the demands of the camera makers. _______________________ Source: TheInquirer

Jul 28, 2003, 02:38 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	it fine long as they dont buy any chips from the RIAA ..... __________________