A chip costs a cent, but a shortage has trillion-dollar firms by the throat
It’s not the complex components but the simpler ones that have slowed down production for firms such as Apple
29 July 2021 - 19:47
The great computer-chip shortage of 2021, a cloud hanging over companies ranging from Tesla to McDonald’s, is showing signs of easing. But not for everyone...
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