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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Fukushima Quake Knocks Down Chipmaker
Description: When it comes to the global supply chain for high-demand semiconductors, if it’s not one thing, it’s another. And it seems just as analysts were hinting at a future reprieve from bottlenecks, there’s been another big hit that could have far reaching implications for the auto industry.Just before midnight on March 16th, a 7.4 Magnitude earthquake struck near the Fukushima province in northeast Japan. Yes – that Fukushima. The one that sustained an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011 that was severe enough to knock a nuclear power plant offline, a disaster which the region is still re...