TSMC resumes work at construction sites after earthquake-led shutdown

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co resumed work at its construction sites in the earthquake-hit country after pausing it for a day for inspections, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer said on Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed TSMC logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co resumed work at its construction sites in the earthquake-hit country after pausing it for a day for inspections, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer said on Thursday.

TSMC said its initial checks showed that safety systems at its Taiwan-based chip fabs were operating normally. Some fabs were evacuated but all personnel were safe and had returned to their workplace shortly after the quake, it said.

 

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