7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, 34km depth

Re:7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, 34km depth by gary_0 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @09:32PM (#39912712)

I don't see any major TSMC fabs[0] near the epicenter in Hualien. The Taichung fabs are closer but on the western side, while the Tainan fabs are pretty far away from the quake.

Edit: There will be some disruption as TSMC has evacuated employees[1]. No structural damage reported, though.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabricat...

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/tsmc-evac...

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Re:7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, 34km depth by kurthr on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @09:53PM (#39912836)

I'm hopeful for the 3nm Tainan fabs, but I expect disruption at the Taichung and Hsinchu fabs since the quake was felt in Taipei. It's common for the equipment to be recalibrated and tested, if you can feel an event. I suspect this was felt in the west. Hopefully, not down for a week, if everything is good.

Hopefully, the towns and people on the east coast are OK, but this one is big.

edit- Since there are reports of shaking in Kaohsiung (farther south than Tainan), I'm less hopeful for the southern fabs.

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