Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.
by Bobby Allyn
Apr 03, 2024
1 minute
The powerful earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday temporarily paused chipmaking at factories along the island's west coast, briefly putting the tech industry on edge.
And that's because of just how dependent the global economy is on semiconductor chips produced
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