According to Reuters, a strong earthquake occurred near the Dolores region in the northern Philippines on the 27th. The Philippines is one of the main production bases of passive components (especially MLCC) in the world. The earthquake may have a certain impact on the MLCC and packaging and testing industries. .

Lu reported that a strong earthquake occurred near the Dolores region in the northern Philippines at 8:43 a.m. on the 27th, and caused strong shaking in the capital Manila. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the magnitude of the earthquake to be 7.1 and the depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers. .

The Philippines is one of the main production bases for passive components (especially MLCCs) in the world. The world's top three MLCC manufacturers, Murata, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and TAIYO YUDEN, have established factories in the Philippines. The proportion of production capacity in the Philippines is 15% and 40% respectively.

In addition to MLCC factories in Luzon, the Philippines, there are many packaging and testing manufacturers with semiconductor factories, such as Nexperia, Intel, Texas Instruments, Amkor, etc. Release parameters show that an earthquake near the Philippine island of Luzon could trigger a tsunami. At present, houses in the area are severely damaged and power supply is interrupted, which may affect the power supply of semiconductor production bases.

It is understood that a large amount of chemicals and gases are used in the front-end process of semiconductors and panels, most of which are toxic substances. If a large earthquake occurs, equipment pipeline leakage may occur.