Mickey: TSMC buying trucked-in water in preparation for supply shortages

Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) began buying water by the truckload on Tuesday for some of its foundries in Taiwan, as reservoirs in parts of the country face dwindling water levels following months of scant rainfall.

The world's largest contract chipmaker currently operates several facilities in Taiwan, including in Hsinchu, Tainan and Taichung. The water purchases, according to a TSMC statement, are so that the...

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