ijiwei Talk EP88: How Malaysia lockdown threatens global supply chain

As one of the major production centers in semiconductor industry, every capacity in Malaysia is crucial to the global supply chain. During the past few months, unfortunately, Malaysia had to extend its national lockdown, raising more concerns on the prolonged chip shortage. In this episode, Dato Seri Siew Hai Wong explains how Malaysia’s emergency could deeply impact East Asia as well as global semiconductors. Dato Seri Wong is President of Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA), Champion of Electrical & Electronics Productivity Nexus (EEPN), and member of PEMUDAH. He served with Intel for 27 years and was responsible for all assembly test factories worldwide.