TSMC halts work at construction sites in Taiwan after earthquake


FILE PHOTO A smartphone with a displayed TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6 2023. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has suspended work at its construction sites in Taiwan as a fallout of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

The company said it was evaluating the impact of the quake and will resume operations after inspections.

(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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