Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), the world's largest contract chip maker by revenue, said Tuesday its board approved the company's plan to issue up to 45 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1.50 billion) worth of unsecured corporate bonds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Friday that its revenue rose to a record high in April, up 24% from a year earlier.

TAIPEI, May 10 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, posted a 23.5 percent rise in April sales from a year earlier. Following are details of the sales: APRIL Y/Y % YR-TO-DATE Y/Y % Sales (T$ bln) 50.07 23.5 182.83 25.1 (US$ bln) 1

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE: TSM) reported an 18% rise in its first-quarter net profit. TSMC's quarterly profit surged to $39.58 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1.32 billion), versus NT$33.49 billion, in the year-ago period. However, ana

* TSMC sees Q2 revenue of T$154-156 bln vs Q1 T$132.76 bln

* TSMC sees Q2 revenue of T$154-156 bln vs Q1 T$132.76 bln

* TSMC sees Q2 revenue of T$154-156 bln vs Q1 T$132.76 bln

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects a revenue boost in the second quarter, thanks to the growing demand for chips used in tablets and smartphones.

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TAIPEI, April 18 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's No.1 contract chip maker, said on Thursday that it expects second-quarter revenue to rise to between T$154 billion and T$156 billion ($5.16 billion and $5.22 billion) from T$132.8 billion in the previous

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

TAIPEI, April 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd said on Thursday that its first-quarter net profit rose 18 percent from a year earlier, beating analysts' expectations, buoyed by demand for its chips used in smartphones and tabl

Abu Dhabi-backed GlobalFoundries is investing heavily to compete with Taiwan’s TSMC and UMC as the semiconductor industry evolves rapidly

TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - Sales at Taiwan's contract chipmakers grew in the first three months of this year, though destocking by customers was less rapid than had been forecast.

TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - Sales at Taiwan's contract chipmakers grew in the first three months of this year, though destocking by customers was less rapid than had been forecast.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSM) consolidated revenue in March rose 18.9% on year, it said on Wednesday.

TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, posted a 19 percent rise in March sales from a year earlier. Following are details of the sales: MARCH Y/Y % YR-TO-DATE Y/Y % Sales (T$ bln) 44.13 +18.9 132.76 +25.7 (US$ bln)

TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, posted a 19 percent rise in March sales from a year earlier. Following are details of the sales: MARCH Y/Y % YR-TO-DATE Y/Y % Sales (T$ bln) 44.13 +18.9 132.76 +25.7 (US$ bln)

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First Panasonic (NYSE: PC) closed a plasma TV factory in Shanghai. Then the company reportedly pulled back on the production of plasma displays. Now Panasonic is said to be interested in selling its handset business.

Apple may be making a big move away from Samsung, as TSMC is reportedly preparing to develop Apple's next smartphone chip, the A7...

0158 GMT [Dow Jones] Taiwan shares are up 0.3% at 8018.46 thanks to gains in tech shares on talks that TSMC (2330.TW) may have received new orders from a major U.S. company, says Henry Miao, an analyst from Huan Nan Securities who says bargain-huntin

TAIPEI, March 11 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's topcontract chip maker and Apple Inc supplier Hon HaiPrecision are adding5,000 new staff as thetechnology industry picks up, a local newspaper reported onMonday.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE: TSM) reported a rise in its February revenue.TSMC's consolidated revenue for the month surged 22% y/y to NT$41.18 billion, from NT$33.86 billion, in the year-ago period.TSMC shares gained 0.24% to $18.09 i

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Friday that February revenue rose from a year earlier, with analysts saying sales likely rose on demand for high-performance chips from smartphone and tablet makers.

0143 GMT [Dow Jones] Taiwan shares are down 0.6% at 7917.13 in early trade, as declines in heavyweights like TSMC (2330.TW) weigh on the index, says Grand Cathay analyst Mars Hsu.

0013 GMT [Dow Jones] Taiwan shares are likely to fall, tracking declines in the U.S. stock market Monday amid renewed concerns over Europe's debt situation, says KGI Securities trader Randy Chang; "heavyweight tech stocks such as TSMC (2330.TW) and H

TSMC(NYSE: TSM) and Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today reaffirmedtheir commitment to a long-term partnership to set new milestones in FPGAinnovation.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), the world's largest contract chip maker by revenue, said Wednesday it booked 36.4 million Hong Kong dollars (US$4.7 million) in gains from selling shares in its smaller Chinese rival Semiconductor Manufac

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to fix percent change to37 pct, not 39 pct, and changes 2nd paragraph to sayconsolidated sales, not unconsolidated)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Friday that January revenue posted strong growth, with analysts attributing the sales growth to soaring demand for high-performance chips for smartphones and tablet computers.

Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) and its smaller rival United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) said Tuesday the weaker local currency will benefit their profit margins, after the U.S. dollar hit 29.700 new Taiwan dollars, the highest sin

The chief executive of TSMC, one of the biggest semiconductor makers in the world, hinted at big orders to come, fueling the Apple rumor mill that the iPhone maker may soon shift its chip production to the Taiwanese company.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), the world's biggest contract chip manufacturer by revenue, has raised 21.4 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$739 million) from a bond sale, according to a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires Friday.

TAIPEI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) sold T$6.2 billion ($214million) of five-year unsecured corporate bonds at a yield of1.23 percent on Friday, according to a term sheet seen byReuters, below forecasts.

Smartphone demand is driving sales at Taiwanese chipmaker, while the Dutch chip-equipment maker struggles to find new sources of growth

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Thursday it expects strong demand for tablets and smartphones to drive revenue growth over the next three years after it reported a 32% jump in fourth-quarter net profit.

TAIPEI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's No.1 contractchip maker, said on Thursday that it expects first-quarterrevenue to inch down to between T$127 billion and T$129 billion($4.4-$4.5 billion) from T$131.31 billion a quarter earlier.

* Q4 net profit T$41.6 bln, in line with analysts' forecasts

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 32% from a year earlier as stronger-than-expected demand from smartphone and tablet makers for high-performance chips boosted profitability, but warned of a

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 32% from a year earlier as stronger-than-expected demand from smartphone and tablet makers for high-performance chips boosted profitability, but warned of a

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) Thursday posted strong growth in December revenue, with analysts attributing the sales growth to soaring demand for high-performance chips for smartphones and tablet computers.

TAIPEI, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)said on Fridaythat its capex budget would grow to around $9 billion in 2013from $8.3 billion this year and foresaw revenue growth of 15-20percent.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, said on Monday that its sales in November rose 23.9 percent from a year earlier, though they fell 11.4 percent from a month ago.

TAIPEI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world'sbiggest contract chip maker, said on Friday that sales inOctober rose 32.3 percent from a year earlier to a record high.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) forecast two quarters of weaker revenue but said the boom in mobile devices that drove it to record third-quarter profit would fuel a rebound from April.

TAIPEI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)forecast twoquarters of weaker revenue but said theboom in mobile devicesthat drove it to record third-quarter profit would fuel arebound from April.

TAIPEI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world'sbiggest contract chip maker, said on Tuesday that unconsolidatedsales in September rose 30.3 percent from a year earlier, thoughthey fell back from August.