Chipmaking is being redesigned. Effects will be far-reachingThe global semiconductor business is becoming at once more diverse and more concentrated. This brings opportunities—and risks ON JANUARY 13TH Honda, a Japanese carmaker, said it had to shut its factory in Swindon, a town in southern England, for a while. Not because of Brexit, or workers sick with covid-19. The reason was a shortage of mi
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