‘OPERATING NORMALLY’: A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co spokeswoman said that the manufacturer’s fabs in Shanghai and Nanjing are ‘running around the clock’

Taipei Times
Date: Jan 31, 2020
By: Lisa Wang  /  Staff reporter

The nation’s major contract chipmakers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and United Microelectronics Co (UMC, 聯電), yesterday said their Chinese factories are operating normally, as the fabs are in areas less affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

The chipmakers said they have activated the necessary measures to keep the coronavirus from spreading, including avoiding business trips in China, adhering to stringent hygiene practices and taking extra staff temperature checks.

“Our [Chinese] fabs are operating normally. They are running around the clock,” TSMC deputy spokesperson Nina Kao (高孟華) said by telephone.    [FULL  STORY]