Earthquake in Taiwan: TSMC lowers sales target - impact on chip production!

Earthquake in Taiwan: TSMC lowers sales target - impact on chip production!

Hsinchu, Taiwan - A strong earthquake of the magnitude 6.4 has shaken Taiwan and has taken massive consequences for the domestic industry, especially for the leading chip manufacturer TSMC. As krone.at , the company is forced to correct its sales forecasts for the first quarter of 2025. The expected proceeds are now expected to be between $ 25 and $ 25.8 billion, which is moving in the lower area of ​​the original estimate. Despite the challenges that the earthquake brought with it, TSMC is aiming for an impressive surgical winning margin between 46.5 and 48.5 percent, whereby the total damage is estimated to be around $ 161 million.

evacuations and production failures

In the course of the earthquake events, TSMC was forced to temporarily evacuate some of its production facilities. Fortunately, the manufacturing machines remained undamaged, but a number of silicon wafers, which serve as the basis for the chips, had to be disposed of due to the vibrations. The company's production lines are now back into operation, and those responsible have announced that they can quickly catch up with the failures and to capture the original annual goals, as from a report by Golem.de

TSMC is the largest contractor for chips worldwide and supplies important customers such as Nvidia and Apple. The steadily increasing need due to the boom in artificial intelligence also offers the company decisive market opportunities.