Malaysia’s help needed to ease global semiconductor shortage, Taiwan says

Malaysia’s help is needed to resolve the global shortage of auto semiconductors, especially when it comes to packaging, a sector affected by the country’s Covid-19 curbs, Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said.Taiwan, as a major chip producer, has been front and centre of efforts to resolve the shortage, which has idled auto plants around the world.Speaking in an interview late on Thursday at her ministry, Wang said Taiwan alone could not sort out the problem because the supply chain was so…