she expects the shortage to contribute to engineers reducing the number of physical components used and turning instead to software to handle functions that had historically been done in hardware. The shortages tied to the pandemic are an accelerator for this shift, but it has been happening for years as the industry adjusts to the end of Moore’s Law and the ability to eke out more performance at lower costs. https://staceyoniot.com/the-chip-shortage-could-lead-to-an-era-of-hardware-innovation/amp/
http://dlvr.it/RzqCSz