Global semiconductor shortage spurs run on vintage chipmaking tools By Reuters
By Stephen Nellis and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) - Minnesota-based Polar Semiconductor makes chips for automakers and is booked beyond capacity. But expanding production lines to help solve a chip shortage that is shutting down car factories around the world is not feasible - in part due to the scarcity of older-style chipmaking machinery. Chip factories like Polar use these tools to make...
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