The world's biggest chipmaker just got hit by an earthquake. That could mean production delays for customers like Apple and Nvidia.

• A powerful earthquake in Taiwan forced chip maker TSMC to suspend operations at some sites.
• That could mean production delays for companies like Apple, which relies on its chips.
• The world's biggest chipmaker says it expects to resume operations overnight, Bloomberg reported.

A powerful earthquake that shook the east coast of Taiwan early Wednesday morning appears to have disrupted the operations of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — the world's biggest chip maker.