On September 24, a new industry survey showed that the shortage of labor in the chip industry and the rising cost of raw materials have exacerbated the problem of chip shortage, which will continue until 2022 p> < p > < / P > < p > this industry survey shows that the shortage of chips perplexing industries such as automobile manufacturing may last for a long time. More than half of the companies surveyed by IPC said they expected the chip shortage to last until at least the second half of 2022. The shortage of chips is increasing due to rising costs and lack of labor p> < p > according to this survey, 80% of chip manufacturers said it was difficult to find specially trained skilled workers to deal with toxic compounds used in chip manufacturing. Many chip companies say labor costs are rising p> < p > one third of Asian chip manufacturers said it was more difficult to find qualified workers, compared with 67% in North America and 63% in Europe. At the same time, 42% of Asian chip manufacturers said their order backlog was increasing, compared with 65% in North America and 60% in Europe p> < p > 46% of chip manufacturers said they were conducting secondary training for existing employees to fill vacant posts; 44% of chip manufacturers said they were attracting more labor by raising wages. Other popular measures include providing employees with more flexible working hours and more training opportunities p> < p > many companies surveyed said that the rising cost of raw materials was also the main problem. 90% of chip manufacturers believe that the cost of raw materials is rising, and the proportion of chip manufacturers who believe that this trend will continue for at least six months is roughly the same. IPC said that the profit margins of chip manufacturers were therefore decreasing p> < p > some customers may already feel this. According to a report by alixpartners, the automotive industry will lose $210 billion in revenue in 2021, and the global auto production is expected to decrease by 7.7 million vehicles. This has also attracted the attention of the US government. On Thursday local time, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will meet with representatives of automobile manufacturers, technology companies and chip manufacturing companies to discuss the shortage of chips. (Chen Chen) < / P > < p >