| Business Summary | | Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Company
Ltd.
is
a
dedicated
semiconductor
foundry.
As
a
foundry,
the
Company
manufactures
semiconductor
designs
using
its
advanced
production
processes
for
its
customers
based
on
their
own
or
third
parties'
proprietary
integrated
circuit.
The
Company
offers
a
comprehensive
range
of
wafer-fabrication
processes,
including
processes
to
manufacture
CMOS
logic,
mixed-signal
volatile
and
non-volatile
memory
BiCMOS
chips.
The
Company
was
founded
as
a
joint
venture
among
the
Republic
of
China
(ROC)
government,
Philips
and
other
private
investors. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Taiwan
Semiconductor
is
engaged
mainly
in
the
manufacture,
sale,
packaging,
testing
and
computer-aided
design
of
integrated
circuits
and
other
semiconductor
devices,
and
the
manufacture
and
design
of
masks.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
sales
rose
1%
to
NT$65.82
billion.
Net
income
applicable
to
Common
fell
63%
to
NT$8.72
billion.
Results
reflect
the
mergers
with
TASMC
and
WSMC
and
higher
prices,
offset
by
lower
gross
margins. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
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| Position | Morris Chang | Chairman,
CEO | Rick Tsai | Pres,
COO | F. Tseng, Ph.D. | Deputy
CEO, Director | Harvey Chang | Sr.
VP and CFO | K. Chen | Sr.
VP and Gen. Counsel and Spokesman |
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from
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Compensation,
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