In Taiwan, where financial markets were shut, United
Microelectronics said its losses from the quake would exceed the
NT$400 million it lost during an island-wide power shortage in
late July, according to the island's Central News Agency. Winbond
said it expects to lose three days of production, worth about
NT$220 million, the agency said.
Chen Li-jung, a spokeswoman for Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co., said the company's wafer fabrication plants
weren't damaged, though they were closed. A 20-hour power outage
at TSMC could cut monthly sales by 5 percent, according to CMG's
Greaton.
ASE Test, the world's biggest semiconductor testing company,
said it doesn't expect a loss from the quake. The company didn't
halt production during the quake, and nor did it suffer any
damage, it said in a statement. |
