The size of Li Shi, Hualien County, TaiwanThe production of semiconductors in Taiwan, market estimates, the output value of seven -seater wafer foundries in Taiwan due to strong earthquake losses is as high as 10 billion yuan (NT $, the same below, NT $ 10 billion is about S $ 420 million).
Comprehensive Taiwan Lianhe Daily, Central News Agency and Reuters reported that there was a 7.2 strong earthquake on Wednesday (April 3), Taiwan's Hualien offshore (April 3).Family 5, and subsequent aftershocks continued, according to statistics, the main shake plus a total of more than 300 surplus earthquakes.
According to the disaster -free rooms such as the Taiwan Semiconductor and Panel Factory, once the earthquake of Dali 4 in the factory area, the machine will take the initiative to stop.There are toxic gases and liquid leakage accidents.
After the earthquake, the major wafer factories in Taiwan include TSMC, the world's advanced, UMC, Liji Power, South Asia Science, Huabang, Wanghong and other seven companies.Essence
As a global foundry leader, TSMC issued a statement on Wednesday night, saying that a few equipment in some factory areas is damaged and affects the production line production, but the main machines include extremely UV light (EUV) micro -shadow equipment.Damaged; at present, the recovery rate of wafer plant has exceeded 70%, and the recovery rate of new wafer fab has exceeded 80%.
The world's advanced theory, instantly evacuated company employees after a strong earthquake, and no personnel were injured, and the actual impact on production was still confirmed; UMC said that the impact of minor and work hard to make up for the loss of the stoppage machine, and to the finances on financeThe business has no significant impact.
Lijicheng responded, no personnel were injured, and the proactive line was interrupted, but the correct recognition of the quartz furnace pipe and the equipment were damaged; Winbang pointed out that after the production line machine was stopped, it was no problem.Re -production has been produced.
In comparison, the integrated circuit (IC) design industry and the seal test industry have little impact.
According to industry insiders, the yellow light district in the wafer plant is extremely sensitive to vibration, and the extremely UV light (EUV) and furnace tube devices used in advanced processes are difficult to escape the impact of strong earthquakes. The crystal on the production lineI am afraid that rounds must be scrapped again, and the aftershocks will continue to interfere with the recovery of the production line, affecting the production and output of wafer fab.
The above -mentioned people speculate that from the statement of each factory, the fabry factories still need to invent the damage after the earthquake for four to five days.Based on the monthly turnover of each factory, after the strong earthquake of the seven major wafer fabs in Taiwan, the wafer output value lost more than 10 billion yuan.
Bloomberg said that the strong earthquake in this 25 years may have an impact on the global technology industry and economy. Due to Taiwan's key role in the production of cutting -edge chips, these potential impacts are huge because these chips are these chips is because these chips are these chips are these chips.The foundation of artificial intelligence (AI), smartphones and electric vehicles.
However, Nvidia said in a statement: "After negotiating with our manufacturing partners (TSMC), we expect that the Taiwan earthquake will not have any impact on our supply."
All artificial intelligent chip orders in Nvidia are all handed over to TSMC.
