1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2005
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,
Hsinchu Science Park,
Taiwan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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TSMC Monthly Sales Report — March 2005
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. — April 7, 2005 — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) (TAIEX: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that net sales for March 2005 totaled NT$17,610 million, and that revenues for January through March 2005 were NT$55,653 million.
Ms. Lora Ho, TSMC vice president and chief financial officer, noted that, “Due to higher wafer shipments, net sales for March 2005 increased by 2.4 percent compared to February 2005. On a year-over-year basis, net sales for March 2005 decreased 11.8 percent.”
Our first quarter 2005 guidance, which was announced on January 27, is as follows:
| • | Wafer shipments to decrease by a single digit percentage point sequentially; | |||
| • | Overall utilization rate to be about 78%; | |||
| • | Gross profit margin to be in the range of 38% to 40%; | |||
| • | ASP to remain about the same sequentially. | |||
“Our first quarter 2005 results are in line with the above guidance,” Ms. Lora Ho added.
Sales Report:
| (Unit: NT$ million) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | 2005* | 2004 | Increase (Decrease) % | ||||||||||||||
March |
17,610 | 19,972 | (11.8 | ) | |||||||||||||
January through March |
55,653 | 57,513 | (3.2 | ) | |||||||||||||
* Year 2005 figures have not been audited.
TSMC Spokesperson:
Ms. Lora Ho
Vice President and CFO
Tel: 886-3-566-4602
TSMC Acting Spokesperson:
Mr. J.H. Tzeng
PR Department Manager, TSMC
Tel: 886-3-666-5028
Mobile: 0928-882607
Fax: 886-3-567-0121
E-Mail: jhtzeng@tsmc.com
For further information, please contact:
Richard C.Y. Chung
PR Principal Specialist, TSMC
Tel: 886-3-666-5038
Mobile: 886-911-258751
Fax: 886-3-567-0121
E-Mail: cychung@tsmc.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. |
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| Date: April 7, 2005 | By | /s/ Lora Ho | ||
Lora Ho |
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Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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