TAIPEI -- For the sales representatives at chip contract manufacturer United Microelectronics, this is usually the busiest season -- time to chase after customers and fill the order books for next year. But this year the situation is just the opposite: UMC's customers are scrambling for supplies.
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Booming demand for PCs and phones squeezes tech supply chain
Companies scramble to secure capacity amid shortages of key chip components
United Microelectronics is one of the companies enjoying bulging order books as customers scramble for supplies amid a tech component shortage. (Source photos by EPA/Jiji and Screenshot from United Microelectronics Corp's website)
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