Recently, TSMC's computer system suddenly suffered a virus attack, resulting in the Fab 12 plant in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (12-inch wafer fab), the Fab 15 plant in Taichung Science Park (28nm and 7nm production sites) and the Fab 14 of the Tainan Science Park. Three important production base lines in the factory area (16nm production base) are closed.
It is reported that TSMC has been confirmed to have been attacked by computer viruses, but it is not a hacker attack. The internal emergency meeting has been held. TSMC executives have indicated that the production line affected by computer viruses has reinstalled anti-virus software and plans to solve all problems today. , let the production line resume operation.
According to relevant sources, last night, TSMC's internal computer system at the Fab 12 plant in Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan was first infected with viruses and spread to other production areas through the intranet. TSMC said that the affected factories and production lines and The situation, etc., is still being understood.
It is worth mentioning that the third quarter of each year is the peak season for TSMC customers, especially the A series of processors that will be launched on the upcoming Apple iPhone. At this time, TSMC has three major production lines, whether it will be Apple. If the customer has an impact, it is subject to follow-up observation.