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Earthquake in Taiwan leads to an hour and a half power outage

Recently, in some areas of Taiwan, where the production of semiconductor products, there was a power outage caused by an earthquake.

The unexpected drop in electricity generation led to power outages and power outages lasting about 90 minutes, according to local sources. At the household level, such interruptions may seem like a trifle, but for a semiconductor manufacturing enterprise with limited backup power and time-critical and energy-consuming processes, this is an eternity.

Earthquake in Taiwan leads to an hour and a half power outage

Taipower’s power plant in Kaohsiung reportedly experienced an outage due to a steam leak in the engine room, causing an emergency shutdown. The result was a drop in generation by 10.5 MW. The AC frequency went out of the safe range and the equipment at the distribution stations automatically started shutting down to protect the end user equipment. Cascading power outages occurred in Wenshan, Neihu, Da’an and Xinyi Districts, New Taipei City, Yonghe District, Banqiao District and New Taipei Industrial Park.

TSMC said there were no disruptions to operations and the impact on production should be negligible. There was a “managed effect” at the UMC plant in Nanke. The equipment was not affected, but was restarted. Display maker Innolux has experienced a power outage or blackout, and the company is still assessing the impact. During the outage, work continued on standby generators. DRAM makers Nanya and Winbond report no impact

Companies making products that are less sensitive to process disruptions, such as passive components, circuit boards and connectors, located in areas affected by the outage, are reporting production shutdowns and “minor” losses.

Source: ixbt

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