[Taiwan] Strengthen epidemic prevention for TSMC, etc., stop visitors and business trips

While confirmation of intra-regional infection of the new coronavirus continues in Taoyuan City and other cities, several high-tech giants, including TSMC, have strengthened epidemic prevention measures from the 17th. We stopped accepting visitors to the factory and business trips in the area. Central news agency reported. TSMC, the world's largest foundry (contract manufacturing of semiconductors), has suspended the acceptance of visitors to the factory from the 17th. Refrain from moving employees across regions. In principle, face-to-face meetings should be avoided, and if held, attendees should be kept to a minimum and a safe distance should be maintained. In addition to temporarily suspending business trips in the region, the factory in the north canceled Oga (year-end party of the lunar calendar). Lianhua Electronics (UMC, Lianden), a major company in the same industry, has decided to divide into groups and resume work. We have not introduced telecommuting. The world's most advanced integrated circuit (Vanguard International Semiconductor) under the umbrella of TSMC also prohibits the movement of employees across factories. We decided not to accept visitors. Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services), also limits visitors to the factory. The meeting decided to prioritize the online format. In EMS, the measures taken by Quanta Computer during the 3rd class of the new coronavirus alert level (1st grade is the loosest and 4th grade is the strictest) are resumed. The cafeteria was closed, and employees eat lunch in their own seats. Regarding the tail fangs, several companies have canceled it, and the policy is to hold a prize lottery for employees online.