The chipmaking factory of the world is battling COVID-19 and the climate crisis
Taiwanese officials are fretting about whether a severe outbreak of COVID-19 could jeopardize the island's critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain. But there's another threat to the industry that experts worry may have even more drastic consequences: the climate crisis. Taiwan — which accounts for more than half of the world's output of chips — has been grappling for months with its worst drought in more than 50 years, an event experts say could become more frequent due to the effects of climate change. "There is clearly pressure in the semiconductor industry," wrote ...
Source: ctvnews.ca
