Small semiconductor firms say China's power crunch adding to problems from low capacity and trade war with US

China's ongoing power shortage is putting a further dent in semiconductor production at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year, executives said at the 2021 Yangtze River IC Summit on Monday, exacerbating a global chip shortage stemming from limited capacity. Until the power shortage started sweeping across mainland China last month, Suzhou Keyang Semiconductor had been working tirelessly since 2020 to keep up with booming market demand, said Li Yongzhi, general manager of the semiconductor packaging and testing company. "We had to halt production due to a power shortage at the end of September, and we will have to suspend…