Other Asian Electronic Production Regions Face Risk of Japan-scale Disasters
High concentration of technology industries in few countries exposes electronics supply chain to high levels of risk in the face of potential disruptions, IHS iSuppli warns
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Dale Ford
Potential Taiwan Impact
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. United Microelectronics Corp.
- 24 percent of total semiconductors
- 37 percent of display drivers
- 58 percent of small/medium-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels
- 34 percent of large-sized LCD panels
Potential South Korean Impact
Mike Howard
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
- 59 percent of DRAM
- 49 percent of data flash memory, also known as NAND flash
- 27 percent of display driver semiconductors
- 51 percent of large-sized LCD panels
- 18 percent of small/medium LCD panels
China Syndrome
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