Taiwan's biggest chip maker faces serious trouble at its new factory site. TSMC workers struggle with deadly accidents and wild weather at their Chiayi construction project. A heavy switchboard crushed one worker to death back in May during the building work. Safety officials shut down the site after the fatal accident but later gave permission to restart construction. The company hoped to move forward without more problems hitting their important facility.
Typhoon Danas slammed into western Taiwan and caused major damage across the region. The powerful storm marked the first typhoon to strike Chiayi in over a century. Two people died and more than 500 others suffered injuries from the devastating weather event. Construction scaffolding tumbled down at the TSMC site when the typhoon roared through the area. Workers faced their second major setback at the troubled factory location.
TSMC's top executive promised personal apologies for any safety failures at company sites. CEO C.C. Wei stated the firm takes social responsibility seriously beyond just making profits. The Chiayi plant will handle advanced chip packaging for artificial intelligence applications. Major tech companies such as NVIDIA plan to use the factory's services once construction finishes. The facility should complete its first packaging plant during this business quarter despite the recent delays.
Typhoon Danas slammed into western Taiwan and caused major damage across the region. The powerful storm marked the first typhoon to strike Chiayi in over a century. Two people died and more than 500 others suffered injuries from the devastating weather event. Construction scaffolding tumbled down at the TSMC site when the typhoon roared through the area. Workers faced their second major setback at the troubled factory location.
TSMC's top executive promised personal apologies for any safety failures at company sites. CEO C.C. Wei stated the firm takes social responsibility seriously beyond just making profits. The Chiayi plant will handle advanced chip packaging for artificial intelligence applications. Major tech companies such as NVIDIA plan to use the factory's services once construction finishes. The facility should complete its first packaging plant during this business quarter despite the recent delays.
