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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, home to TSMC's Kyushu chip manufacturing hub, causing power outages and tsunami warnings, threatening semiconductor production. South Korea's KOSPI plunged 11% and Japan's Nikkei fell 4% as concerns over Chinese chip competition and AI spending costs triggered a broad tech selloff across Asia.
Japan Earthquake Disrupts Semiconductor Supply Chain
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, home to TSMC's Kyushu chip manufacturing hub, causing power outages and tsunami warnings, threatening semiconductor production.
South Korea's KOSPI plunged 11% and Japan's Nikkei fell 4% as concerns over Chinese chip competition and AI spending costs triggered a broad tech selloff across Asia.