Edgar Filing: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD

TSMC Spokesperson:

TSMC Acting Spokesperson:

For Further Information:

Lora Ho

Senior VP & CFO

Tel: 886-3-505-4602

Elizabeth Sun

Director

Corporate Communication

Division

Tel: 886-3-568-2085

Mobile: 886-988-937999

E-Mail: elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com

Michael Kramer

Principal Specialist

PR Department

Tel: 886-3-563-6688

Ext. 7126216

Mobile: 886-988-931352

E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com

Ophelia Chang

Specialist

PR Department

Tel: 886-3-563-6688

Ext. 7125786

Mobile: 886-988-930039

E-Mail: lwchangj@tsmc.com

Form 6-K

1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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 November 2011

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

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.)

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes ¨ No x

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82: .)

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.

Date: November 10, 2011	By	/s/ Lora Ho
		Lora Ho
		Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

LOGO

TSMC October 2011 Sales Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – November 10, 2011 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net sales for October 2011: On an unconsolidated basis, net sales were approximately NT$37.25 billion, an increase of 13.3 percent over September 2011 and a decrease of 0.3 percent over October 2010. Revenues for January through October 2011 totaled NT$352.46 billion, an increase of 4.4 percent compared to the same period in 2010.

On a consolidated basis, net sales for October 2011 were approximately NT$ 37.61 billion, an increase of 12.6 percent over September 2011 and a decrease of 2.1 percent over October 2010. Consolidated revenues for January through October 2011 totaled NT$359.98 billion, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to the same period in 2010.

TSMC Sales Report (Unconsolidated):

(Unit: NT$ million)


Period	October 2011		September 2011		M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %		October 2010		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %			January through October 2011		January through October 2010		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Sales		37,247		32,861		13.3		37,373		(0.3	)		352,460		337,490		4.4

*	Year 2011 figures have not been audited.

TSMC Sales Report (Consolidated):

(Unit: NT$ million)


Period	October 2011		September 2011		M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %		October 2010		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %			January through October 2011		January through October 2010		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Sales		37,610		33,406		12.6		38,427		(2.1	)		359,979		347,823		3.5

*	Year 2011 figures have not been audited.

LOGO

LOGO

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

November 10, 2011

This is to report the changes or status of 1) sales volume, 2) funds lent to other parties, 3) endorsements and guarantees, and 4) financial derivative transactions for the period of Oct. 2011.

1) Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)


Period	Items	2011		2010
Oct.	Net sales		37,246,661		37,372,507
Jan.-Oct.	Net sales		352,459,776		337,489,838

2) Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)

Limit of lending

Oct.

Bal. as of period end

TSMC Partners*

34,247,791

—

7,626,675

TSMC Global

43,254,769

(10,447,500

)

—

*	The deviation was due to the fluctuation in currency exchange rate.

3) Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands): None.

4) Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

TSMC