According to news on August 10, the global chip shortage that began in the automotive sector in the first half of the year has spread to many areas. The automotive, consumer electronics and other sectors have been affected, resulting in limited product production and significantly reduced shipments. Servers are also one of the products affected by the shortage of chips. The growth rate of shipments in the second quarter of this year was not as good as expected.
According to reports, global server shipments in the second quarter increased by 9.2% month-on-month, lower than the 14% month-on-month growth rate expected in April. The quarter-on-quarter growth rate of global server shipments in the second quarter was lower than previously expected, mainly due to the shortage of chips and other components, which affected production and thus shipments.
Although the quarter-on-quarter growth rate of global server shipments in the second quarter did not reach 10%, foreign media predicts that, driven by the increasing demand for cloud computing, enterprise artificial intelligence applications, and high-performance computing, orders from first-line big data operators and server brands Will increase, and global server shipments in the third quarter are expected to increase by 13% from the previous quarter.