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TMSC Report Big Leap in November Sales-2010 Looking Strong inTaiwan for Semiconductor Manufacturers and Nanofabrication Equipment Makers


On December 10, 2009, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O. C.) announced its net sales for November 2009, on an unconsolidated basis.  Net sales were approximately $919 million (NT$29.35 billion), an increase of 0.6 percent over October 2009 and an increase of 52.1 percent over November 2008. Revenues for January through November 2009 totaled $7.998 billion (NT$255.28 billion), a decrease of 17.3 percent compared to the same period in 2008. (1 TWD = 0.0313332 USD)

On a consolidated basis, net sales for November 2009 were approximately $949 million (NT$ 30.32 billion), an increase of 0.3 percent over October 2009 and an increase of 46.9 percent over November 2008. Revenues for January through November 2009 totaled $8.277 billion (NT$264.19 billion), a decrease of 17.1 percent compared to the same period in 2008. 


According to Ken Liu of  CENS.COM news, after booking $3 billion for chip-making equipment throughout 2009, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), currently the world`s No.1 pure silicon foundry, plans to spend $4 billion on the equipment in 2010, the company`s highest capital expenditure in five years. TSMC revised upward its 2009 capital outlay three times from $1.3 billion to the current $2.7 billion.  Liu adds No.2  chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) plans to spend a billion on new capital equipment after only spending $500 million last year.


 Source: TMSC









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