Companies including Intel, GM, Infineon, and SK Hynix have signaled they will cooperate with a voluntary request for data on the global chips crisis, the U.S. Department of Commerce said on Thursday. The Department noted that while the data request is currently voluntary, it may make it compulsory depending on the number and quality of responses. The White House last month asked both foreign and domestic chip makers to submit supply chain information, including inventory data, demand, and delivery dynamics, by November 8 in an effort to boost transparency and help understand where bottlenecks may exist. It comes amid a global chip shortage within the auto industry that was prompted after chip companies began diverting their production to computers and tablets, where demand was soaring, as the demand for autos fell during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Companies including Intel, GM, Infineon, and SK Hynix, have indicated that they plan to be …
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