Monday, June 9, 2003
A magnitude 6.3 quake hit offshore of Taiwan on Monday but appears to have had little effect on the island's chip operations, including major foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and United Microelectronics Corp.
A TSMC spokesman said his company needed more time to conduct a thorough check, but that early reports indicated that things were “normal.” A UMC spokesman said much the same, adding that some machines in the line did shut down and a few wafers would probably be scrapped.
The quake hit mid-morning and was centered about 25 kilometers off the northeast shore. By the time it reached Taiwan, it only registered 4.0. The Hsinchu Science Park, which is the heart of the island's semiconductor industry, is closer to the west coast, about 90 kilometers west of the capital Taipei. The quake was a 3.0 there. At around 6.0, chip operations would be more severely affected, the UMC spokesman said.
No major problems were reported at the island's southern science park near Tainan, which also houses major facilities for the foundry and LCD industries.
By: DocMemory
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