Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/10
By: Jackson Chang and Frances Huang

Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC, 台積電), the

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world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported record monthly sales in October that analysts attributed to an increase in orders placed by Apple Inc.

TSMC, which is said to be supplying the A11 processor for production of the latest iPhones — the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus and the premium iPhone X — clearly benefited from the launch of the new flagship models in September, analysts said.

In October, TSMC posted consolidated sales of NT$94.52 billion (US$3.13 billion), smashing the previous high of NT$94.31 billion in August 2016, the chipmaker said.
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