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The U.S. economy is supposed to be revving back up, but something keeps getting stuck in the gears. While isolated to a handful of sectors, product shortages of everything from wood to gasoline are becoming tougher to miss. A lot of these shortages cars, phones, gaming consoles, even automated dog-washing booths (!) have the same thing in common: They need semiconductor chips, which are themselves in short supply. Major tech companies believe the problem will persist for the next couple years; PlayStation 5s could be scarce through 2022. What caused the one supply chain shortage to rule them all, and how long will it last? Some answers, and some bad news.