Summary Box: hip shortage set off by recession makes smart phones more scarce
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THE SHORTAGES: Customers must wait for some smart phones including HTC Corp.'s EVO 4G and Motorola Inc.'s Droid X. Manufacturers expect delays through the year.
MISSING PARTS: It's generally a problem with a component here and there, but if just one of the 20 to 30 critical chips that go into a smart phone is unavailable, the whole production line falters.
THE REASON: Manufacturers that produce these chips scaled back investment and capacity during the recession. Now, they can't scale up production fast enough.
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