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.
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.
