TSMC, Taiwan and Earthquake

Taiwan and TSMC Weather a 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake
Taiwan experienced a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. The quake struck near the city of Chiayi in Taiwan’s south, according to Reuters, and it shook buildings in Taipei. TSMC said it evacuated personnel from some buildings and the science park in Tainan,
TSMC's production impact limited to 20,000 wafers following 6.4-magnitude earthquake
The powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on January 21 has led to a disruption in production at TSMC. While there were no reported
TSMC reportedly pauses production after strong earthquake hits Taiwan
Geopolitical rumblings one day, geological rumblings the next Taiwan has experienced an earthquake so significant that chipmaking champ TSMC has shuttered plants.… According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration Seismological Center,
TSMC Says All Its Sites Operating Following Taiwan Quake
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the dominant maker of advanced chips and a major supplier to companies including Apple and Nvidia said it had evacuated workers at some sites in central and southern Taiwan as a precaution after the quake, which hit shortly past midnight on Tuesday.
TSMC chip production impacted by 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake, delays expected
The earthquake hit Taiwan's southern Chiayi county at 12.17am local time. According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, the epicenter was located 38km (23 miles) southeast of
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC evacuates factories after 6.4-magnitude earthquake
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan ’s southern Chiayi county on Tuesday, causing minor injuries and damage to houses and prompting evacuations at a prominent chipmaker’s factories.
Southern Taiwan earthquake: TSMC operations unaffected, impact assessment ongoing
At 12:17 a.m. on January 21, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Dapu Township in Chiayi County, Taiwan, with a peak intensity of level 6 (lower). The tremor also reached intensity level 5 (lower) in Tainan and Kaohsiung.
TSMC evacuates facilities after 6.4 magnitude quake in southwest Taiwan
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake and resulting aftershocks in Chiayi early Tuesday morning triggered a shutdown and evacuation of TSMC's advanced process production lines in both the Southern and Central Science Parks.
TSMC restores operations after magnitude 6.4 quake halts production in Taiwan
TSMC resumes production at facilities located in two cities in Taiwan that were affected by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan; chipmaker TSMC says all sites operating
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to the local authorities. The quake had a depth of 9.4km with its epicentre in Dapu township in Chiayi county, the weather administration said.
Southern Taiwan hit by 6.4 magnitude quake, TSMC evacuates some factories
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor damage. Chipmaker TSMC said it had evacuated staff at its factories in central and southern Taiwan,
Earthquake may have affected 20,000 TSMC wafers — the majority will likely have to be scrapped
More details about the impact of Taiwanese earthquake impact on TSMC emerge: up to 20,000 wafers could be affected.
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Southern Taiwan Earthquake Disrupts Semiconductor Production: Half-Day Output Loss Expected
In the early hours of January 21, a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Chiayi, Taiwan, forcing leading semiconductor ...