Xpeng’s Founder Expresses Concern about Chip Shortage due to the Pandemic Spread in Malaysia

(Source: The Verge) 

Malaysia is a major country for the packaging and testing and a passive component producer in the global semiconductor supply chain. However, some chip factories are “paralyzed” under the pandemic, which will worsen the current chip shortage problem. He Xiaopeng, founder of Xpeng, expressed his concern about the lack of semiconductor…