Japan’s Renesas Electronics President Shibata Hideri said on the 29th that the current semiconductor demand remains strong, but due to the expansion of the COVID-19 epidemic and China’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions, semiconductor supply is not stable. He also expects that such a demand situation will continue at least until the first half of 2022. Shibata Yingli said at a business briefing that although the overall demand for semiconductors continues to be very strong, the supply of semiconductors is still in an unstable state due to the expansion of the COVID-19 epidemic and China's efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. After considering the current order status of Renesas Electronics, Shibata Yingli mentioned that he did not strongly feel that the booming semiconductor demand is beginning to decline, and he expects such a demand situation to continue until at least the first half of 2022.