Huang noted that Acer “can only fill 50% of the worldwide demand.”

Acer recently announced anew lineup of gaming laptopsas the Predator Triton 500 SE and the Helios 500.

It will continue to be slow until the first quarter or second quarter of next year.

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“We expect to be supply-gated, not demand-gated,” Cook told analysts, according toBBC.

“We have a good handle on our demand.”

Experts say the key to solving the chip shortage is abigger national investment in chip manufacturing.