https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chips-shortage-appliances/fridges-microwaves-fall-prey-to-global-chip-shortage-idUSKBN2BL0ZY >A global shortage of chips that has rattled production lines at car companies and squeezed stockpiles at gadget makers, is now leaving home appliance makers unable to meet demand, according to the president of Whirlpool Corp in China.