Covid-19 surge in Malaysia threatens to prolong global chip shortage

Southeast Asia country is cited as auto makers cut production, highlighting little-known but critical link in semiconductor supply chain
Southeast Asia country is cited as auto makers cut production, highlighting little-known but critical link in semiconductor supply chain
SINGAPORE : A surge of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, a little-known but critical link in the semiconductor supply chain, has opened a new front in the battle to fix manufacturing woes that have rippled across industries during a global shortage of computing chips.