French Le Monde website reported on March 11 that due to the 2020 typhoon, Taiwan's freshwater reserves are currently at their lowest point, and the dry season will last until May. This increases risks to the electronic chip industry.
reported that water shortage is a challenge for Taiwan because many reservoirs have less than 20% freshwater reserves, and people have to save a lot of water, but the industry is ranked first. The semiconductor industry especially needs freshwater. Fresh water is mainly used to polish the thin silicon that forms the chip base. TSMC alone consumes 156,000 tons of fresh water every day. Even though the company, which mainly produces Apple chips, said it could recycle 86% of fresh water, it still needs 37,000 tons of water per day. This prompted the company to seek help from transportation companies to get fresh water through tankers. Other companies in the industry have also taken such measures.
Data map: The water level of Shimen Reservoir in Taoyuan County continues to drop, and the silt on the riverbed has dried and agglomerated. (Xinhua News Agency )
report pointed out that at present, relying on such water supply method, enterprise production activities can proceed normally. Analysts said, "Taiwanese chip manufacturers have been operating at full capacity for some time. At present, we have not seen production affected." He also said, "The authorities dug wells in the Hsinchu industrial park, but there are environmental problems, so we should first start researching the relevant impact."
column editor: Gu Wanquan Text editor: Dong Siyun Title picture source: Shangguan picture editor Photo editor: Zhu Qing
Source: Author: Reference news Lu Yangyang
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