After many earthquakes in Taiwan, some plants of TSMC were evacuated and the connected electric machine station was restarted.

Thank CTOnews.com netizens @ for the funny clue delivery! CTOnews.com reported on September 18 that a number of earthquakes occurred in Taiwan today, with the highest magnitude 6.9 at present. According to the official determination of the China Seismological Network, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred 14:44 in Hualien County, Taiwan (23.15N, 121.30 E) on September 18, with a focal depth of 10 km.

According to the Taiwan Central News Agency, TSMC said that according to internal procedures, some people in the clean room in the southern plant were evacuated immediately to ensure safety, and the industrial safety system was normal.

CTOnews.com learned that another wafer factory pointed out that when a small number of machines in the Hsinchu plant started the self-protection mechanism and rebooted, the personnel were safe and operated in accordance with standard procedures, and there was no significant impact on others.