China’s city blockade threatens chip shortage, says Micron Coronavirus pandemic

The main chip supplier has warned that Xian’s drastic cuts are becoming increasingly difficult to fix.

Micron Technology Inc. said on Wednesday that the blockchain COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Xian would lead to delays in its supply of DRAM memory chips, which are widely used in data centers.

Micron, one of the world’s largest suppliers of memory chips, said it could become increasingly difficult to ease the drastic cuts that were put in place earlier this month and reduce staffing at its manufacturing site.

It has been imposed by Chinese officials From December 23 onwards, there are strict restrictions on traveling in and out of Xian, In line with Beijing’s drive to hold its own immediately as appearances appear.

“We are touching our global supply chain, including our outsourced partners, to support our customers in the service of these DRAM products,” Micron said in a blog post.

“We anticipate that these efforts will allow us to meet most of our customers’ demand, however, there may be some delays in the near term when we activate our network, ”the company said.

Micron added that it was working to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus and that it was taking measures, including physical distance and local testing, and was promoting the vaccine.