Apple Supplier TSMC's Crucial Plant Suffers From Gas Contamination: Nikkei

July 30, 2021 3:20 PM | 1 min read |

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd TSM most crucial plant for supplying Apple Inc's AAPL processors, was hit by contamination of gas used in the chipmaking process Nikkei Asia reports.
The factory dubbed Fab 18 produced the latest processors for upcoming iPhones and Mac computers.
TSM acknowledged the issue. However, other gas supplies quickly replaced them.
The chipmaker does not expect a significant impact on operations and will continue tracking the situation.
Price action: TSM shares traded higher by 0.09% at $116.27 on the last check Friday.

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