According to a new report, Foxconn believes that the current chip shortage will continue until at least the middle of next year. Foxconn, which supplies parts to Apple, Dell, Nintendo, and Sony, expects the situation to worsen between now and then.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Foxconn-predicts-that-the-global-chip-shortage-will-remain-until-at-least-mid-2022.530425.0.html