Chips sector hard hit by Covid-19

Mini-Circuits Technologies In Bayan Lepas, Penang, plant. - Filepic The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The electronic manufacturing sector in Penang is the hardest hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19), as many of the test equipment and chip producers here face a serious shortage of raw materials, an unprecedented situation that has disrupted production.

Frozen value-added seafood exporters are also affected by the virus outbreak with many of their European customers deferring orders.