Infineon production outages compound chip supply crunch

(Reuters)

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Reuters

August 03, 2021 01:33 PM

BERLIN -- Chipmaker Infineon Technologies said production outages at two of its plants had hit deliveries to core automotive clients, as the auto industry battles the worst supply crunch in three decades.

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