News Taiwan earthquake causes estimated $62 million damage and disruption for TSMC - EUV equipment reported to be safe and sound: Report

[Admin]

Key EUV equipment at TSMC is 'safe and sound,' with production back up to 70 or 80% capacity on the same day as the massive April 3 earthquake, according to a new report. However, the seismic interruption and damage incurred will cost TSMC approximately $62 million.

Taiwan earthquake causes estimated $62 million damage and disruption for TSMC - EUV equipment reported to be safe and sound: Report : Read more

 

[thisisaname]

Even if there was no damage just stopping in an unplanned way and then all the work to restart the machines is likely to cost quite a bit?

 

[Avro Arrow]

Welcome to Earth, where we place our most critical tech industries around the tectonically-unstable Pacific Rim because we're smart like that. 🙄

 

[targetdrone]

Even if there was no damage just stopping in an unplanned way and then all the work to restart the machines is likely to cost quite a bit?

Shut downs like that cost loads of money, not just because of lost production but the equipment and processes need to be revalidated(which = even more lost production)

I recall something to that effect when a huge memory manufacture suffered a power outage.

 

[Notton]

Welcome to Earth, where we place our most critical tech industries around the tectonically-unstable Pacific Rim because we're smart like that. 🙄

I don't think anyone in their wildest dreams would have imagined TSMC taking the crown for semiconductors back when it was founded in 1987.
Back in 1987 Intel and Texas Instruments had a chance to invest into TSMC, but they did not.