Chip delivery times shrank in August, but some shortages drag on

Surface detail of a Fab 11 silicon semiconductor wafer at the Newport Wafer Fab, owned by Nexperia Holding BV, in Newport, UK. Semiconductor makers are serving a much larger swath of the economy these days, with chips going into cars, factory equipment and appliances. — Bloomberg

Chip delivery times shrank again in August, a sign the global shortage is easing further, but some types of semiconductors remain hard to find.

Lead times – the gap between when a chip is ordered and when it is delivered – averaged 26.8 weeks in August, according to research by Susquehanna Financial Group. That was a day shorter than they were in the prior month.