Taiwan earthquake will disrupt chipmakers that supply Apple, Nvidia: analysts
NY Post
Taiwan’s biggest earthquake since 1999 is likely to cause some disruption across Asia’s semiconductor supply chain, analysts said, after chipmakers from TSMC to UMC halted some operations to inspect facilities and relocate employees.
The powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s eastern coast near Hualien County on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring 800.
The island plays an outsized role in the global chip supply chain as it is home to the world’s largest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, which supplies chips to Apple and Nvidia.
The country also houses smaller chipmakers, including UMC, Vanguard International Semiconductor, and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing.
While most of their facilities are not close to the earthquake’s epicenter, many of the firms said they had evacuated some of their manufacturing plants and shut down some facilities for inspections.
TSMC said Wednesday that work at its construction sites, which has been halted, will resume after inspections, while impacted facilities are expected to restart production throughout the night.
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