Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Taiwan: TSMC)
Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan Phone: +886-3-563-6688
Fax: +886-3-563-7000
Primary US Office:
Subscribers Only http://www.tsmc.com.tw
Overview
If you're absolutely fabless, this is the company for you. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the first and largest dedicated silicon foundry (contract semiconductor manufacturer) in the world, with 10 plants in Asia and one in the US. TSMC makes chips for hundreds of manufacturers, such as Freescale Semiconductor and NXP (which outsource to TSMC to boost capacity), and fabless semiconductor companies, such as Broadcom and NVIDIA (for whom TSMC makes whole product lines). The company gets more than half of its sales from customers in the US.
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Key financials for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Taiwan: TSMC)
| Company Type | Public (Taiwan: TSMC; NYSE: TSM [ADR]) |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | £7,010.5 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 2.3% |
| 2008 Net Income (mil.) | £2,115.3 |
| 1-Year Net Income Growth | (9.4%) |
| 2008 Employees | 22,843 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | (0.8%) |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Taiwan: TSMC)
| Chairman and CEO | Morris Chang (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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|---|---|
| SVP Operations | Mark Liu |
| Deputy Director, Public Relations | J. H. Tzeng |
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- #99 in FT Global 500
