An unexpected power interruption hit the areas of Linkou, Taishan, and Xinzhuang in New Taipei City in Northern Taiwan, and a few chipmakers with factories in these areas were noted to have been affected. According to a report by TechNews (machine translated), "Micron's Taoyuan and Taichung factories have dropped voltage due to the lightning strike on August 13, and Micron confirms that all colleagues are safe and operating as usual."
Factories of memory maker Micron and its partner, Nanya Technology, experienced some form of interruption in their manufacturing process. However, there were also rumors that Micron's dry etching and wet processes may have been affected by the voltage drop.
