- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), established in 1987 with its headquarters and main operations located in the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is best known for dedicated semiconductor foundry business, which is the manufacturer of integrated circuits (ICs) for customers based on their own or third parties' IC designs.
The company offers a range of wafer fabrication processes, including embedded non-volatile memory process, embedded dynamic random access memory (DRAM) process, mixed signal/ radio frequency (RF) process, high voltage process, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor process, color filter process, micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) process and silicon germanium process, among others.
The Company's chips are used in computer products, communications products and consumer electronic products. Various fabless high-tech companies such as Qualcomm, Altera, Broadcom, Conexant, Marvell, NVIDIA, and VIA are customers of TSMC.
-
Brief
Full name: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Chinese name: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司
Short name: TSMC
Arconym: TSMC
Stock code: 2330
Country: Taiwan
Tax ID: 22099131
Market: TSE
Established: 21 Feb 1987
Paid in capital: NT$259.21 billion
Listed on TSE: 5 Sep 1994
Website: www.tsmc.com
Related news- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Chipset players queuing up for TSMC production capacity
- TSMC to budget US$1.5 billion for R&D expenditure
- TSMC reiterates plans for 18-inch wafer manufacturing
- TSMC reportedly to grab 100% of AP orders for 2014 model iPhone
- TSMC MEMS foundry biz expanding, says Yole
-
On display
TSMC: Steady semiconductor industry growth to persist for at least a decade
Photo: Andrea Liu, DigiTimes, Jun 23.
-
Financial performance
TSMC [2330] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 24-May 26,736 7,786 2,929,037,118 109.50 110.50 108.50 109.50 +1.50 +1.39% 109.50 109.00 23-May 46,624 12,253 5,105,373,372 110.50 111.50 108.00 108.00 -4.00 -3.57% 108.50 108.00 22-May 31,297 8,460 3,511,424,886 112.50 113.50 111.00 112.00 -0.50 -0.44% 112.00 111.50 21-May 17,238 5,038 1,941,365,116 113.00 113.50 112.00 112.50 -1.50 -1.32% 113.00 112.50 20-May 14,523 4,895 1,644,361,567 112.50 114.00 112.50 114.00 +0.50 +0.44% 114.50 114.00 17-May 19,316 6,145 2,177,150,076 112.00 113.50 111.50 113.50 +0.00 +0.00% 113.50 113.00 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
TSMC: Consolidated revenues, Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Apr-13
50,071
13.5%
23.6%
182,826
25.2%
Mar-13
44,134
7.2%
19%
132,755
25.8%
Feb-13
41,182
(13.2%)
21.6%
88,621
29.5%
Jan-13
47,439
27.8%
37.2%
47,439
37.2%
Dec-12
37,114
(16.1%)
18.8%
506,249
18.5%
Nov-12
44,253
(11.4%)
23.4%
469,134
18.5%
Oct-12
49,938
15.2%
32.8%
424,882
18%
Sep-12
43,353
(12.4%)
29.8%
374,944
16.3%
Aug-12
49,497
2%
31.5%
331,591
14.8%
Jul-12
48,525
11.7%
37%
282,094
12.3%
Jun-12
43,427
(1.6%)
18.4%
233,569
8.2%
May-12
44,138
9%
20.2%
190,141
6.1%
Apr-12
40,496
9.2%
9.1%
146,004
2.5%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Non-consolidated revenues, Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Dec-12
36,559
(16.2%)
19.6%
499,872
19.5%
Nov-12
43,644
(11.4%)
23.9%
463,313
19.5%
Oct-12
49,283
15.1%
32.3%
419,669
19.1%
Sep-12
42,817
(12.4%)
30.3%
370,386
17.5%
Aug-12
48,896
2%
32%
327,569
16%
Jul-12
47,924
11.8%
37.3%
278,673
13.6%
Jun-12
42,870
(1.7%)
20.2%
230,749
9.7%
May-12
43,623
9%
21.3%
187,880
7.5%
Apr-12
40,008
9.3%
10.4%
144,256
4%
Mar-12
36,611
9%
0.7%
104,249
1.7%
Feb-12
33,584
(1.4%)
5.8%
67,638
2.2%
Jan-12
34,053
11.4%
(1.1%)
34,053
(1.1%)
Dec-11
30,567
(13.2%)
(9.4%)
418,245
2.8%
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Consolidated revenues, 1Q12 - 1Q13 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
1Q-13
132,755
1.1%
25.8%
132,755
25.8%
4Q-12
131,305
(7.1%)
25.4%
506,249
18.5%
3Q-12
141,375
10.4%
32.8%
374,944
16.3%
2Q-12
128,061
21.4%
15.9%
233,569
8.2%
1Q-12
105,508
0.8%
0.1%
105,508
0.1%
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Non-consolidated revenues, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
4Q-12
129,486
(7.3%)
25.7%
499,872
19.5%
3Q-12
139,637
10.4%
33.2%
370,386
17.5%
2Q-12
126,501
21.3%
17.3%
230,749
9.7%
1Q-12
104,249
1.2%
1.7%
104,249
1.7%
4Q-11
103,032
(1.7%)
(3.6%)
418,245
2.8%
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
252,288,635
245,325,345
280,880,903
268,123,032
225,260,396
Long-term investments
23,430,020
23,958,462
23,372,224
23,632,874
24,900,332
Intangible assets
10,959,569
10,888,854
10,860,551
10,969,136
10,861,563
Other assets
8,470,613
13,716,536
15,857,773
13,037,884
13,309,563
Assets
955,034,605
878,651,770
883,906,053
831,890,385
774,264,942
Current liabilities
142,435,944
119,052,483
211,846,915
126,200,641
117,006,687
Other liabilities
4,683,472
4,668,446
4,612,926
4,749,096
4,756,211
Liabilities
229,280,906
201,505,713
253,848,405
168,307,976
142,221,391
Stockholders' equity
725,753,699
677,146,057
630,057,648
663,582,409
632,043,551
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Non-consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
207,815,340
171,455,431
206,362,984
197,779,086
158,563,352
Long-term investments
139,264,161
132,018,796
132,250,792
127,897,713
128,200,718
Intangible assets
6,449,837
6,323,077
6,073,257
6,192,765
6,287,000
Other assets
5,556,792
11,287,667
13,282,079
12,543,648
12,783,145
Assets
946,173,183
870,043,006
873,361,260
821,137,301
761,407,874
Current liabilities
138,795,878
115,713,785
206,708,611
120,967,891
109,514,430
Other liabilities
4,125,591
4,132,030
4,133,359
4,237,083
4,299,930
Liabilities
222,975,469
195,499,815
245,895,970
160,204,974
131,814,360
Stockholders' equity
723,197,714
674,543,191
627,465,290
660,932,327
629,593,514
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Consolidated income statement, 1Q12 - 1Q13 (NT$k)
Item
1Q-2013
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
Gross sales
132,028,911
143,978,772
130,550,851
106,877,069
Operating revenue
132,754,996
100.5%
131,304,626
99.5%
141,375,451
98.2%
128,060,828
98.1%
105,507,675
98.7%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
60,766,270
46%
61,843,749
46.8%
69,019,378
47.9%
62,470,189
47.9%
50,286,583
47.1%
Operating expenses
16,376,304
12.4%
15,693,614
11.9%
16,376,880
11.4%
15,544,539
11.9%
14,922,644
14%
Operating income (loss)
44,428,009
33.7%
46,254,675
35%
52,652,879
36.6%
46,711,671
35.8%
35,437,968
33.2%
Non-operating revenues and gains
2,172,396
1.6%
1,231,143
0.9%
2,176,293
1.7%
1,202,205
1.1%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
45,747,914
34.6%
46,247,420
35%
53,728,546
37.3%
45,924,306
35.2%
35,653,704
33.4%
Net income (loss)
39,535,543
29.9%
41,484,388
31.4%
49,345,233
34.3%
41,768,736
32%
33,365,332
31.2%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
1.5
1.6
1.9
1.6
1.3
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013TSMC: Non-consolidated income statement, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
Gross sales
130,081,003
142,133,228
128,909,670
105,573,837
103,016,231
Operating revenue
129,485,621
99.5%
139,636,984
98.2%
126,500,546
98.1%
104,248,736
98.7%
103,032,378
100%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
59,356,025
45.6%
66,166,331
46.6%
60,315,108
46.8%
48,495,883
45.9%
45,186,522
43.9%
Operating expenses
14,490,789
11.1%
15,106,396
10.6%
14,379,854
11.2%
13,529,509
12.8%
12,420,376
12.1%
Operating income (loss)
44,969,776
34.6%
51,070,316
35.9%
45,721,275
35.5%
35,040,403
33.2%
32,817,818
31.9%
Non-operating revenues and gains
1,858,824
1.4%
2,581,109
1.8%
5,167,787
4%
1,580,357
1.5%
977,901
0.9%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
46,328,146
35.6%
53,483,436
37.6%
48,091,084
37.3%
35,727,282
33.8%
33,574,479
32.6%
Net income (loss)
41,569,268
32%
49,302,730
34.7%
41,812,617
32.4%
33,474,187
31.7%
31,578,648
30.7%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
1.6
1.9
1.6
1.3
1.2
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, May 2013 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company full profile
TSMC starts phase 6 construction of Fab 14 - related company info
Cage Chao, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Monday 26 November 2012]
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
24-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |
| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |
| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Toshiba shrinks 64Gbit flash chips, but still lags Samsung (May 21) - PC World
- RFMD announces flexible gallium arsenide sourcing strategy (March 19) - Company release
- Samsung takes top spot in 28-32 nm chip foundry business: data (May 20) - Yonhap News
- Did Allwinner outsell Intel, Qualcomm? (May 8) - EE Times
- Imec and Renesas collaborate on ultra-low power short range radios (May 16) - Company release
- AMD announces memory modules designed for gaming (May 8) - x-bit Labs
- Fabless suppliers play increasing role in IC market (May 1) - IC Insights
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
Sponsor zone
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- Enriching multiple MEMS applications for mobile devices
- Dialog Semiconductor expands into ultrabooks and all-in-one PCs with a new generation of multi-touch display sensor ICs
- Altera Cyclone V GT FPGA is industry first low-power FPGA to achieve compliance for PCIe Gen2 at 5 Gbps
- Digi-Key adds Califia Lighting to line card of more than 650 global suppliers
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
Photo: Company, Apr 16.
Photo: Company, Mar 4.
Photo: Company, Feb 27.
Photo: Company, Jan 8.
Photo: Company, Jan 7.
Photo: Company, Sep 28.
Photo: Company, Sep 25.
Photo: Company, Sep 21.
Photo: Company, Sep 19.
Photo: Company, Sep 18.
Photo: Company, Aug 17.
Photo: Company, Aug 10.
- Coto Technology claims industry's smallest MEMS reed switch
- Silicon Labs introduces single-chip digital radio receivers for CE devices
- Memory makers see better profits as chip pricing improves
- Globalfoundries quietly becoming a threat to competitors
- Digitimes Research: Mobile devices to drive 2013 DRAM market
Samsung reportedly to outsource more chips
Samsung Electronics reportedly is looking to expand the purchase of memory products, including mobile DRAM chips and eMMC NAND devices, from outside.
Micron reaches deal to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology and Elpida Memory's trustees have reached an agreement for Micron to acquire Elpida. Micron also announced a separate agreement with...
Taiwan DRAM firms mull fab sales
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers including Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are considering selling fabs in order to preserve cash and strengthen...
Specializing in the manufacture of memory chips and LCD panels, Samsung's component operations are undergoing a focus shift to advanced process design...
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
Focused on embedded flash: Q&A with Spansion EVP Glenda Dorchak
Spansion recently announced a joint development with United Microelectronics (UMC) to integrate its...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan DRAM-module industry overview - May 2010
Back to 2006 when total revenues for the third-party module market reached US$12.2 billion, Taiwan had over 15 vendors shipping DRAM modules under their own brand...
- Taiwan semiconductor equipment industry overview - Aug 2008
Worries about a global economic downturn have taken a toll on a number of industries, with the semiconductor industry being no exception. Players in the semiconductor...
- Foundry overview - Sep 2006
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has begun to out-run its global peers, once more, in 2006. This followed a trough in 2004, caused by over-inventory, plus volatility...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
TAG CLOUD
10 days cloud