TAIPEI -- By the time that Dung, the founder and CEO of a hardware startup in Taipei, realized the global tech industry was facing a serious chip shortage, there was little he could do about it.
The global shortage of semiconductors has made the fierce competition in the tech industry even more cutthroat. © Illustration by Michael Tsang
Business Spotlight
How the chip shortage got so bad -- and why it's so hard to fix
Surging demand and political tension play havoc with global supply chains
Read Next
Latest on Business Spotlight
.JPG?width=178&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto&height=100)
