Sunday, April 30th 2023
Fire at TSMC Arizona Plant a Minor Episode, North Taiwan Facility Damaged in Separate Incident
TSMC has confirmed to Taiwan News this weekend that a fire at its Phoenix-general area, Arizona semiconductor plant was only "limited to an outside trash chute and immediately extinguished" - the chipmaker was responding to an afternoon incident from Friday (April 28). A worker took photos of black smoke rising from a section of the brand new factory, the employee then proceeded to share their snaps online via a discussion board. A local firefighting crew extinguished the blaze soon after evacuating workers from the affected area, a preliminary investigation conducted by the emergency responders found that the fire originated from a waste/refuse chute. A root cause has not yet been identified according to the newspaper's article.
The Arizona plant was not the only TSMC location to play host to an unexpected incident this week - reports from Wednesday (April 26) state that a fire broke out during the (preceding) evening/night at a company facility in North Taiwan. No injuries or casualties were reported following a response by firefighters who had the situation under control soon after 9 pm - TSMC believes that the fire started at around 19:30. The incomplete factory is situated within Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park, and is set to bolster the company's existing advanced 3D IC package manufacturing efforts. Part of the facility will also be setup as a component testing lab. TSMC has declared that it is conducting an investigation into the incident at its Zhunan, Miaoli County location.
Sources:
Taiwan News, Focus Taiwan
The Arizona plant was not the only TSMC location to play host to an unexpected incident this week - reports from Wednesday (April 26) state that a fire broke out during the (preceding) evening/night at a company facility in North Taiwan. No injuries or casualties were reported following a response by firefighters who had the situation under control soon after 9 pm - TSMC believes that the fire started at around 19:30. The incomplete factory is situated within Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park, and is set to bolster the company's existing advanced 3D IC package manufacturing efforts. Part of the facility will also be setup as a component testing lab. TSMC has declared that it is conducting an investigation into the incident at its Zhunan, Miaoli County location.
28 Comments on Fire at TSMC Arizona Plant a Minor Episode, North Taiwan Facility Damaged in Separate Incident
lmao. god it annoys me being smarter than six figure paid shills.
If it was a joke, internet sucks for those.
And the Argentinians say the Saudis were behind it....
And the Saudis say the Borg were behind it....
And the Borg say the Mexicans were behind it....
And the truth is.... somebody HERE was behind it, and now you know that we know that you know that we know, hehehe :D
9to5mac.com/2023/04/19/tsmc-arizona-plants-2/
I've been in that Accursed State. It does get freaking hot over there. The people who will be paying for this is of course... THE TAX PAYERS.
The possibility that it was a classic cigarete bud is probably very high.
The Borg only say: You will be assimilated!
As for water, this year we had one of the wettest winters I've ever seen. All local lakes are doing very well.
I still have no idea why TSMC would choose to build a factory down in Phoenix over closer to where I am (north-central AZ), where we have more water and summers don't get quite as hot.
While lesser chip is producing outside they could feel safe less...
Chess... your turn.:pimp: