Taiwan-based chip manufacturer TSMC warned that the infection, which was eventually contained, will delay shipments of its products and could wipe as much as $257 million off its revenue.
The virus hit the company's computer network late Friday and spread to machines used to make chips and processors, TSMC said in a statement Sunday.
The company blamed the infection of its computer systems on "misoperation during the software installation process" for new equipment.
TSMC, short for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is the main manufacturer of processors for Apple's (AAPL) iPhones and iPads. It's also the world's largest maker of made-to-order chips, which involves manufacturing products designed by companies like Qualcomm (QCOM) and Nvidia (NVDA).
