Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.
![A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan off the island](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/03/ap21293352466535_custom-40f1ba77732e3b3501b1337fd49637c084be6de4.jpg)
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.
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