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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is “expediting” auto-related products through its wafer fabs and reallocating wafer capacity, the company said on Thursday, amid a global shortage of auto chips.
FILE PHOTO: A man sits in front of the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) during an investors conference in Taipei April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to the shortages, which in some cases have been exacerbated by the former U.S. administration’s actions against Chinese chip factories.
Taiwan’s economy minister said on Wednesday major Taiwanese chipmakers were willing to prioritise supplies for automakers, after she met senior company executives including from TSMC.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is “expediting” auto-related products through its wafer fabs and reallocating wafer capacity, the company said on Thursday, amid a global shortage of auto chips.
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to the shortages, which in some cases have been worsened by the former US administration s actions against Chinese chip factories.
Taiwan s economy minister said on Wednesday that major Taiwanese chipmakers were willing to prioritise supplies for automakers, after she met senior company executives including from TSMC.
Four major Taiwanese chip makers met the island’s economics minister on Wednesday and told her they were willing to prioritise supplies for auto makers amid a global shortage of chips for the industry, the minister said.