A Jiejie Semiconductor Company employee makes a chip at a factory in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on March 17. Amid a global chip capacity crunch that has led to global shortages, China’s chip makers are now facing power shortages that are exacerbating production issues. Photo: AFP
Small semiconductor firms say China’s power crunch adding to problems from low capacity and trade war with US
- Small and medium-sized semiconductor companies say they had to freeze production over lack of power, adding to chip industry woes amid low capacity
- Executives and industry professionals discussed the issue at the 2021 Yangtze River IC Summit in Nanjing on Monday
A Jiejie Semiconductor Company employee makes a chip at a factory in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on March 17. Amid a global chip capacity crunch that has led to global shortages, China’s chip makers are now facing power shortages that are exacerbating production issues. Photo: AFP
