> Helium supply issues are only going to make this worse.

I believe helium, although important constitutes a small percent of the cost of semiconductors, so its effect on price will be less severe. It will be more noticeable in other uses of helium though - party balloons could get very expensive etc.

> although important constitutes a small percent of the cost of semiconductors, so its effect on price will be less severe

You should think about this some more.

Considering helium is a finite resource on earth, it should be made illegal to put it in a party balloon.