In recent weeks, more and more industry leaders have warned that they can't get enough < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E8%8A%AF%E7%89%87 "> chip < / a > to produce their products. Apple recently said sales of some new high-end iPhones are limited by a shortage of parts. NXP and < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E8%8B%B1%E9%A3%9E%E5%87%8C "> Infineon < / a > said that these supply restrictions are no longer limited to < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%B1%BD%E8%BD%A6 "> automotive < / a > industry. Sony said on Wednesday that due to production bottlenecks, it may not be able to fully meet its new < a target = "requirements in 2021_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8F%E6%9C%BA "> game console < / a > needs. < / P > < p > at the beginning of the outbreak, auto and electronics manufacturers cut chip orders sharply. Now, they are eager to increase orders. However, chipmakers are struggling to meet orders from smartphone giants such as apple, with no spare capacity. < / P > < p > this week, Cristiano Amon, head of Qualcomm, pointed out that there was a "full" shortage of chips because the industry relied on only a few players in Asia. < / P > < p > several industry leaders have warned in recent weeks that they cannot get enough chips to make their own products. The shutdown crisis caused by the shortage of chips is sweeping the global automobile industry. < / P > < p > recently, Japanese media reported that one of Honda's main factories in Japan will shut down for five days in early February 2021, and several Mazda factories around the world will also reduce production next month. In addition, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru have also seen production cuts. < / P > < p > so far, at least five Japanese auto companies have reduced their auto production due to the shortage of chips. According to the latest report released by Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Company, the shortage of chips is expected to cause Japanese auto companies to reduce production by about 500000 vehicles, accounting for one third of the total global production reduction. At present, not only Japanese auto companies, including Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, Fiat and Chrysler, but almost all global auto companies are affected by the shortage of chips. < p > < p > in January this year, Ford asked its factory in sallouie, Germany, to stop production for one month. The factory, which makes Ford's most popular Fox brand in Europe, employs about 5000 workers. Ford said the plant will be closed from January 18 to February 19. Before that, Ford had been forced to close an SUV plant in Louisville, Kentucky. < / P > < p > followed by Audi, which has become another automobile manufacturer with production delay due to chip shortage. According to the times website on January 19, Audi has more than 10000 employees idle due to the failure to obtain enough chips to continue to produce cars. The production and shift mode of its factories in Germany and Mexico will be affected. < / P > < p > Europe's NXP semiconductor and Infineon Technologies AG are at the top of the supply chain, enabling them to understand the global chip flow. Both companies have shown that chip shortages are no longer limited to cars. < / P > < p > Apple, Qualcomm's main customer, recently said sales of some new high-end iPhones have been hampered by a lack of parts. < / P > < p > Sony said on Wednesday that due to production bottlenecks, it may not be able to fully meet the demand for its new game console in 2021. < / P > < p > and < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E4%B8%89%E6%98%9F "> Samsung < / a > warned that the shortage of chips could spread from cars to smartphones Samsung said that chip manufacturers are eager to meet the needs of automobile manufacturers, and many chip manufacturers are operating at full capacity, which limits their ability to accept new orders, affects their manufacturing of DRAM and NAND chips, and in turn impacts the delivery of smartphones and tablets. Samsung is also considering urgently expanding the production capacity of auto chips. Samsung previously said that driven by strong demand for 5g mobile technology and high-performance computing chips, the company's OEM revenue hit a record in the fourth quarter of last year. As chip prices continue to rise, the company's semiconductor business is expected to continue to rise in 2021.