TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona — loss of wafers and financial impact unclear

TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona — loss of wafers and financial impact unclear

(Image credit: TSMC) A power outage at one of TSMC's suppliers in Arizona interrupted production at the firm’s Fab 21 in late September, prompting the company to scrap some of the wafers that were in production at the time, according to reliable insider Tim Culpan. A TSMC representative confirmed to Tom’s Hardware that a power outage at a TSMC supplier occurred, but did not confirm if any losses occurred.The disruption of power supply originate…

TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona — loss of wafers and financial impact unclear

A supplier power fault briefly stopped TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona and led to some wafer losses. But TSMC has learnt from the occurrence, says the company.