TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Thursday there was no damage to its facilities following an incident at the construction site of its Arizona factory where a garbage collection truck driver was transported to hospital .
Firefighters responded to a reported explosion Wednesday afternoon at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plant in Phoenix, the Arizona Republic reported, citing the local fire department.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, said in a statement that none of its employees or construction workers reported any related injuries.
“This is an active investigation with no additional details that can be shared at this time,” he added.
Taipei-listed TSMC shares pared earlier gains following the news and rose about 0.8% on Thursday morning.
TSMC agreed last month to expand its planned investment by $25 billion to $65 billion and add a third factory in Arizona by 2030.
The company will produce the world’s most advanced 2-nanometer technology at its second factory in Arizona, with production expected to begin in 2028.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Kim Coghill)
