Chip shortage will worsen without vaccines, says Taiwanese Apple supplier


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Reddit A Taiwanese Apple supplier has warned that the global chip shortage will worsen without a massive increase in COVID- 19 vaccinations on the island. The comment was made as the world’s leading chip testing company was forced to suspend production following a COVID-19 outbreak … Taiwan was initially hardly touched by the pandemic, thanks to tight travel restrictions and a world-beating contact-tracing system. However, infections are now rising exponentially in the country. Nikkei Asia reports. A leading Taiwanese semiconductor supplier will suspend all domestic production for two days after reporting a COVID infection cluster, risking the continuity of the...