TSMC Says Taiwan Chip Plants Run Normally as Typhoon Shuts 5 Million Out of Work
Torrential rains from a typhoon on Friday shut down schools and workplaces across southern Taiwan, leaving more than 5 million people out of work or school and flooding a section of a main rail line. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported that all of its fabrication plants across the island continued operating normally despite the severe weather.
TSMC said it proactively implemented measures across its Taiwan facilities ahead of the storm. The disruption underscores the fragility of infrastructure in the Pacific typhoon belt, where advanced semiconductor fabs are concentrated. While neighboring Japan issued flooding and landslide warnings, TSMC confirmed that heavy rain has not yet impacted its manufacturing output.
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@reutersTorrential rains from a passing tropical storm shut down a swathe of southern Taiwan, leaving more than 5 million people off work or school, while neighboring Japan issued flooding and landslide warnings
@reutersJapan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan
@financialjuiceTSMC: proactively implements measures across Taiwan facilities in anticipation of heavy rain
@financialjuiceTSMC: all semiconductor plants functioning normally
@firstsquawkTSMC Reports Normal Operations Across All Fabrication Plants
@reutersscienceTorrential rains from a passing typhoon shut down a swathe of southern Taiwan on Friday, leaving more than five million people off work or school and flooding severing a section of a main rail line.