Raspberry Pi CEO Talks Pi Inventory, Next-Gen Boards

In a recent interview with Micro Center, Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton. Talked of the Raspberry Pi’s future including the end of shortages and the development of a new Pi. Upton is confident that the Raspberry Pi will be free of shortages brought on by the pandemic and increased demand in the near future. 

Update (11/10): A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Upton expects the current shortages to continue for a year, rather than that he expects all stock issues to have been resolved by this time next year.  “There’s a vast difference between feeling confident that we’ll be free of shortages in a year and feeling that there will be a year of shortages,” Upton told us. To be clearer, this means that he expects the situation to improve over time. And to be completely resolved within 12 months.

Since the Covid 19 pandemic and resulting chip shortage, the Raspberry Pi has often been hard to come by. Sometimes leading to scalpers offering units at inflated prices. But, according to Upton, those days are numbered.  

Upton states “I think in one year, hopefully Raspberry Pi will have recovered from the lingering effects of the Covid 19 pandemic.” Later in the video (3m 56s) Upton remarks “Hopefully in a year’s time, I think. Probably If we accomplish one in thing in the next twelve months. It will be to rectify that situation” Upton is confident that in less than a year. Raspberry Pi stock levels should return to pre-pandemic levels.

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