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

TSMC Confirms Sept Power Outage at Arizona Fab 21; Wafer Loss, Costs Unknown

TSMC Confirms Sept Power Outage at Arizona Fab 21; Wafer ⁢Loss, Costs Unknown Meta focus: TSMC Arizona power outage, ‍fab 21 outage, wafer loss, semiconductor manufacturing risk, production impact, yield loss,⁤ downtime cost, N4/N5 process, U.S.chip‍ supply chain Introduction TSMC has⁣ confirmed a power interruption in ⁢September at Arizona Fab 21, its flagship U.S. manufacturing site in north Phoenix. The company acknowledged wafer loss conseq…

TSMC Acknowledges Power Cut at Arizona Fab, Rumors of Scrapped Wafers Emerge

Earlier this week, Tim Culpan (of Culpium newsletter fame), claimed that TSMC Arizona's flagship Fab 21 production facility experienced a major power cut around mid-September. The Taipei-based journalist has gathered information about this unfortunate incident from unnamed semiconductor industry figures. An unwanted interruption—supposedly caused by an outsourced industrial gas vendor—affected: "the flow of crucial inputs needed for chip making,…

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.

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.