Raspberry Pi CEO says he expects shortages to end within a year

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton has said he believes the disruption to his company’s supply chain, due in part to the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be resolved completely, “in one year”, paving the way for a more powerful product in the Pi range. Speaking to Micro Center (opens in new tab), Upton also spoke highly of the Raspberry Pi 400, which has been the easiest Pi to procure throughout the pandemic, and promises further products in what he called “the hundred series”. The comments all but confirm that the all-in-one form factor of the 400, which places a Pi printed circuit board (PCB) inside a keyboard, will continue to be an area of interest for the company, although Upton gave no further details.

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