Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/09
By: Chang Chien-chung and Frances Huang 

Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, posted its second highest ever monthly sales in October, data released by TSMC showed Friday.

Market analysts said the strong showing in October was largely a product of solid demand for chips made by TSMC’s sophisticated 7 nanometer process, the latest technical advance the chipmaker has launched into commercial production, which carry a higher price tag.

In a statement, TSMC said its consolidated sales for October totaled NT$101.55 billion (US$3.30 billion), up 7 percent from the previous month and up 7.4 percent from a year earlier. That figure was only slightly lower than the monthly record of NT$103.70 billion in March.

In the first 10 months of this year, TSMC’s consolidated sales totaled NT$843.25 billion, up 6.2 percent from a year earlier.    [FULL  STORY]