New Delhi, July 29 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) resumed operations at its Kumamoto semiconductor facility on Tuesday evening, only hours after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake forced workers to evacuate the site. The earthquake disrupted manufacturing across the region and claimed at least 13 lives in southern Japan.

According to a company statement cited by Reuters, employees at Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) were unharmed and the facility cleared structural safety inspections. Engineers are continuing detailed equipment checks to determine whether production has been affected.

The earthquake also disrupted operations at several other major manufacturers. Reuters reported that Tokyo Electron halted ...