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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In June this year, TSMC stated that the production of 7nm process chips has begun and there is no problem with production capacity. As usual, Apple will release its fall conference in September, and a new iPhone will be available. TSMC's processor production work is crucial, but now there are not very good news.
Recently, according to Taiwanese media reports, TSMC's factory was attacked by a virus, which forced several production lines to be interrupted. It is reported that the three factories in this incident were Hsinchu , Taichung and Tainan, and the affected ones were production bases responsible for the 28nm, 16nm and 7nm processes.
At present, TSMC has made an extremely simple response, saying that the accident was infected by the virus and was not caused by a hacker attack. TSMC said that major production lines have gradually returned to normal and the production suspension will not exceed one day.
Some foreign media reported that TSMC's production line was infected through the USB flash drive because of improper operation of employees; and the infection was the Wannacry ransomware that had previously swept the world. However, this news has not been officially confirmed by TSMC, but TSMC has not made further explanations.
For wafer factories, the investment cost per production is extremely high, and once interrupted, there will be heavy losses. Therefore, TSMC's factory has a very large demand for stable power supply. However, it is very rare for TSMC to shut down due to virus infection. After all, the production lines of chip foundry are generally closed and will not be connected to the external network. This type of accident happened to top chip foundry manufacturers like TSMC, which is not very appropriate.
Perhaps the most concerned thing in the outside world about this incident is whether it will affect the supply of Apple's A12 chips. After all, there are not many days left before the release of the new iPhone or even the launch. In addition, manufacturers such as Qualcomm , Huawei , AMD, etc. have all handed over chips to TSMC for foundry, and it is not yet certain whether it has been affected.
It is worth mentioning that TSMC's virus infection incident has attracted the attention of other chip foundries, and manufacturers such as SMIC are already conducting strict internal investigations to prevent similar low-level mistakes.
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