Benzinga | Jul 30, 2021 03:20PM EDT

Apple Supplier TSMC's Crucial Plant Suffers From Gas Contamination: Nikkei

* Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) most crucial plant for supplying Apple Inc's (NASDAQ:AAPL) processors, was hit by contamination of gas used in the chipmaking process Nikkei Asia reports.

* The factory dubbed Fab 18 produced the latest processors for upcoming iPhones and Mac computers.

* TSM acknowledged the issue. However, other gas supplies quickly replaced them.

* The chipmaker does not expect a significant impact on operations and will continue tracking the situation.

* Price action: TSM shares traded higher by 0.09% at $116.27 on the last check Friday.