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TSMC Reports First Quarter EPS of NT$0.06

HSIN-CHU, Taiwan, April 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- TSMC today announced consolidated revenue of NT$39.5 billion, net income of NT$1.56 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$0.06 (US$0.01 per ADS unit) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

Year-over-year, first quarter revenue decreased 54.8% while net income and diluted EPS decreased 94.5% and 94.4%, respectively. Compared to fourth quarter of 2008, first quarter results represent a 38.8% decrease in revenue, and a decrease of 87.5% in net income and in diluted EPS. All figures were prepared in accordance with R.O.C. GAAP on a consolidated basis.

As a result of deepening economic recession worldwide and customers' inventory adjustment, first quarter saw a sharp decline in the demand for semiconductors across all applications. Gross margin for the quarter was 18.9%, operating margin was 3.1%, and net margin was 3.9%.

Advanced process technologies (0.13-micron and below) accounted for 65% of wafer revenues with 90-nanometer process technology accounting for 25%, 65- nanometer 23%, and 45/40 nanometer reaching 1% of total wafer sales.

"Although global economic conditions continue to decline, a few signs of economic stabilization began to emerge. Consumption of electronics in the last two quarters exceeded production and surpassed semiconductor companies' low expectations. Meanwhile, companies began to launch new products, while China started implementing various stimulus programs. The dynamic has resulted in a substantial increase in order levels. After sharp declines in two consecutive quarters, TSMC is seeing a strong rebound in its second quarter business and believes overall business in the second half of 2009 will be considerably better than that of the first half," said Lora Ho, VP and Chief Financial Officer of TSMC. "Based on our current business outlook, management expects overall performance for second quarter 2009 to be as follows":

    -- Revenue is expected to be between NT$71 billion and NT$74 billion;
    -- Gross profit margin is expected to be between 43.5% and 45.5%;
    -- Operating profit margin is expected to be between 30.5% and 32.5%.

The management further expects that 2009 capital expenditure will be around US$1.5 billion.

Conference Call & Webcast Notice:

TSMC's quarterly review conference call will be held at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (8 p.m. Taiwan Time) on Thursday, April 30, 2009. The conference call will also be webcast live on the Internet. Investors wishing to access the live webcast should visit TSMC's web site at http://www.tsmc.com at least 15 minutes prior to the broadcast. Instructions will be provided on the web site to facilitate the download and installation of necessary audio applications. Investors without Internet access may listen to the conference call, in listen-only mode, by dialing 1-617-213-8837 in the U.S., 852-3002-1672 in Hong Kong, and 44-207-365-8426 in the U.K. (Password: TSMC). An archived version of the webcast will be available on TSMC's web site for six months following the Company's quarterly review conference call and webcast.

Profile

TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IPs, design tools and reference flows. The Company's total managed capacity in 2008 exceeded nine million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch GIGAFABs(TM), four eight- inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC China, and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit http://www.tsmc.com .

                  -- Management Report and Tables Follow --



    TSMC 1Q09 Quarterly Management Report April 30, 2009

    Topics in This Report

    -- Revenue Analysis
    -- Profit & Expense Analysis
    -- Financial Condition Review
    -- Cash Flow
    -- CapEx & Capacity
    -- Recap of Recent Important Events & Announcements

    Operating Results Review:

    Summary:

    (Amounts are on consolidated basis
    and are in NT billions except
    otherwise noted)                       1Q09   4Q08   1Q08     QoQ     YoY

    EPS (NT$ per common share)             0.06   0.48   1.08  (87.5%) (94.4%)
        (US$ per ADR unit)                 0.01   0.07   0.17      --      --

    Consolidated Net Sales                39.50  64.56  87.48  (38.8%) (54.8%)
    Gross Profit                           7.48  20.19  38.24  (63.0%) (80.4%)
    Gross Margin                          18.9%  31.3%  43.7%      --      --

    Operating Expense                     (6.27) (8.17) (9.12) (23.3%) (31.2%)
    Operating Income                       1.21  12.02  29.12  (89.9%) (95.8%)
    Operating Margin                       3.1%  18.6%  33.3%      --      --
    Non-Operating Items                   (0.46)  1.07   2.45      --      --

    Net Income                             1.56  12.45  28.14  (87.5%) (94.5%)
    Net Profit Margin                      3.9%  19.3%  32.2%      --      --

    Wafer Shipment (kpcs 8 inch-equiv.)     892  1,532  2,196  (41.8%) (59.4%)

    Note: Total outstanding shares were 25,626mn units on 3/31/09


    Financial Highlights:

    First Quarter 2009

    -- Consolidated net sales were NT$39.50 billion, representing a 38.8%
       sequential decline from 4Q08 and a 54.8% decline compared to 1Q08;
    -- Gross margin was 18.9%, 12.4 percentage points lower than 4Q08 and 24.8
       percentage points lower than 1Q08.
    -- Operating margin was 3.1%, 15.5 percentage points lower than 4Q08 and
       30.2 percentage points lower than 1Q08. Operating expenses were NT$6.27
       billion, NT$1.90 billion lower than the previous quarter.
    -- The combined result from non-operating income and long-term investment
       losses was a loss of NT$0.46 billion, compared to a gain of NT$1.07
       billion in 4Q08 and a gain of NT$2.45 billion in 1Q08;
    -- Consolidated net income attributable to shareholders of the parent
       company was NT$1.56 billion, with net profit margin of 3.9% and diluted
       EPS of NT$0.06.

    I. Revenue Analysis

    I. Wafer Sales Analysis

       By Application                      1Q09        4Q08        1Q08
       Computer                             26%         32%         34%
       Communication                        46%         43%         42%
       Consumer                             21%         19%         17%
       Industrial/Others                     7%          6%          8%

       By Technology                       1Q09        4Q08        1Q08
       45/40nm                               1%          0%          0%
       65nm                                 23%         27%         15%
       90nm                                 25%         21%         28%
       0.11/0.13um                          16%         17%         20%
       0.15/0.18um                          21%         22%         23%
       0.25/0.35um                          11%         10%         10%
       0.50um+                               3%          3%          4%

       By Customer Type                    1Q09        4Q08        1Q08
       Fabless/System                       77%         72%         71%
       IDM                                  23%         28%         29%

       By Geography                        1Q09        4Q08        1Q08
       North America                        68%         72%         76%
       Asia Pacific                         14%         11%         11%
       China                                 3%          2%          1%
       Europe                               12%         11%          9%
       Japan                                 3%          4%          3%

Revenue Analysis:

Application-First quarter revenue was NT$39.50 billion, better than the revised guidance, primarily due to continued rush orders from customers especially from the mainland Chinese market. In 1Q09, demand continued to be weaker across all applications compared to 4Q08. On a sequential basis, revenues from computer, communication, and consumer applications decreased 53%, 36%, and 32%, respectively.

Technology-Revenue from 45/40nm reached 1% of total wafer sales in 1Q09. Meanwhile, revenue from 65nm and 90nm were 23% and 25% of total wafer sales, respectively. Overall, revenues from advanced technologies (0.13-micron and below) accounted for 65% of total wafer sales.

Customer-Revenues from IDM customers accounted for 23% of total wafer sales in 1Q09, lower than 28% in 4Q08, primarily due to increasing in-sourcing of those customers in the weak demand environment.

Geography-In 1Q09, revenues from customers based in North America accounted for 68% of total wafer sales, lower than 72% in 4Q08. Meanwhile, sales from customers in Asia Pacific, China, Europe, and Japan accounted for 14%, 3%, 12% and 3% of wafer sales, respectively.



    II. Profit & Expense Analysis

    II - 1. Gross Profit Analysis

    (In NT billions)                            1Q09        4Q08        1Q08

    COGS                                       32.02       44.37       49.24
    Depreciation                               18.97       19.29       18.12
    Other MFG Cost                             13.05       25.08       31.12

    Gross Profit                                7.48       20.19       38.24

    Gross Margin                               18.9%       31.3%       43.7%

Gross Profit Analysis:

Gross margin in 1Q09 was 18.9%, down 12.4 percentage points from 4Q08, mainly driven by a sharp decline of production activities, partially balanced by cost improvement, a more favorable exchange rate, and less employee profit sharing expenses.



    II - 2. Operating Expenses

    (In NT billions)                            1Q09        4Q08        1Q08

    Total Operating Exp.                        6.27        8.17        9.12
    SG&A                                        2.54        3.34        3.85
    Research & Development                      3.73        4.83        5.27
    Total Operating Exp. as a % of Sales       15.9%       12.7%       10.4%

Operating Expenses:

Total operating expenses for 1Q09 decreased to NT$6.27 billion, representing 15.9% of net sales, higher than 12.7% of net sales in 4Q08.

Research and development expenditures decreased by NT$1.10 billion sequentially, mainly due to lower level of employee profit sharing and less development expenses related to 40nm technologies.

SG&A expenses decreased by NT$0.80 billion from 4Q08 level. The decrease was mainly due to lower level of employee profit sharing and more stringent expense control.



    II - 3. Non-Operating Items

    (In NT billions)                            1Q09        4Q08       1Q08

    Non-Operating Inc./(Exp.)                   0.35        1.41       1.87
       Net Interest Income/(Exp.)               0.88        1.18       1.19
       Other Non-Operating                     (0.53)       0.23       0.68

    L-T Investments                            (0.81)      (0.34)      0.58
       SSMC                                    (0.32)      (0.07)      0.38
       Others                                  (0.49)      (0.27)      0.20

    Total Non-Operating Items                  (0.46)       1.07       2.45

Non-Operating Items:

For 1Q09, combined result from non-operating income and long-term investment losses was a net loss of NT$0.46 billion.

Non-operating income was NT$0.35 billion, lower than NT$1.41 billion in 4Q08, primarily due to less interest income, disposal and impairment losses of financial assets, and the absence of litigation compensation.

Net investment losses increased by NT$0.47 billion to NT$0.81 billion, mainly due to weaker business in VIS and SSMC.



    III. Financial Condition Review

    III - 1. Liquidity Analysis
             (Selected Balance Sheet Items)

    (In NT billions)                          1Q09        4Q08        1Q08

    Cash & Marketable Securities            229.79      211.45      210.31
    Accounts Receivable - Trade              13.82       18.50       37.95
    Inventory                                14.78       14.88       21.89
    Total Current Assets                    268.56      252.62      281.46
    Accounts Payable                         10.97       14.04       22.59
    Current Portion of Bonds Payable          0.00        8.00        8.00
    Accrued Bonus to Employees,
     Directors and Supervisors               15.64       15.37        4.37
    Accrued Liabilities and Others           18.76       19.40       27.08
    Total Current Liabilities                45.37       56.81       62.04
    Current Ratio (x)                          5.9         4.4         4.5
    Net Working Capital                     223.19      195.81      219.42

Liquidity Analysis:

At the end of 1Q09, total current assets increased by NT$ 15.94 billion to NT$268.56 billion, mainly contributed by the free cash flow of NT$21.17 billion (please refer to page 5) generated during this quarter.

Total current liabilities decreased by NT$11.44 billion in 1Q09, primarily resulting from the repayment of corporate bond and a decline in payables to contractors and equipment suppliers.

Net working capital was NT$223.19 billion and current ratio increased to 5.9x.



    III - 2. Receivable/Inventory Days

    (In Number of Days)
                                              1Q09        4Q08        1Q08
    Days of Receivable                          38          46          43
    Days of Inventory                           44          40          46

Receivable and Inventory Days:

Sequentially, days of receivable decreased by eight days to 38 days in 1Q09, mainly due to a lower level of business activities.

Days of inventory increased by four days to 44 days, reflecting an improving business outlook for 2Q09.



    III - 3. Debt Service

    (In NT billions)                          1Q09        4Q08        1Q08

    Cash & Marketable Securities            229.79      211.45      210.31
    Interest-Bearing Debt                    16.00       23.44       22.88
    Net Cash Reserves                       213.79      188.01      187.43

Debt Service:

Net cash reserves -- defined as the excess of cash and short-term marketable securities over interest-bearing debt -- increased by NT$25.78 billion to NT$213.79 billion at the end of 1Q09, primarily due to free cash flow of NT$21.17 billion generated during this quarter.



    IV. Cash Flow

    IV - 1. Cash Flow Analysis
    (In NT billions)                          1Q09        4Q08        1Q08

    Net Income                                1.56       12.45       28.14
    Depreciation & Amortization              20.48       20.96       19.83
    Other Operating Sources/(Uses)            4.75       29.83        9.33
    Total Operating Sources/(Uses)           26.79       63.24       57.30

    Capital Expenditure                      (5.62)     (11.26)     (15.31)
    Marketable Financial Instruments         13.80       30.31       12.91
    Other Investing Sources/(Uses)           (0.04)      (1.04)      (0.73)
    Net Investing Sources/(Uses)              8.14       18.01       (3.13)

    Repayment of Bonds Payable               (8.00)       0.00        0.00

    Purchase of Treasury Stock                0.00        0.00       (3.05)
    Other Financing Sources/(Uses)            0.12       (0.30)      (0.24)
    Net Financing Sources/(Uses)             (7.88)      (0.30)      (3.29)

    Net Cash Position Changes                27.05       80.95       50.88

    Exchange Rate Changes & Others            1.60        1.21       (1.59)

    Ending Cash Balance                     223.26      194.61      144.28

Summary of Cash Flow:

Cash generated from operating activities totaled NT$26.79 billion during 1Q09, down from NT$63.24 billion in 4Q08, mainly due to lower level of business activities.

Net cash generated from investing activities was NT$8.14 billion in 1Q09, reflecting capital expenditure of NT$5.62 billion and a net decrease of NT$13.80 billion in marketable financial instruments.

    As a result, TSMC ended 1Q09 with a cash balance of NT$223.26 billion.



    IV - 2. Operating and Free Cash Flows:

Cash flows generated from operating activities were NT$26.79 billion during the quarter. Free cash flow, defined as the excess of operating cash flows over capital expenditures, totaled NT$21.17 billion in 1Q09, compared to NT$51.98 billion in 4Q08.

Please refer to the link for the index charts: http://www.tsmc.com/uploadfile/ir/quarterly/index_charts.pdf



    V. CapEx & Capacity

    V - 1. Capital Expenditures

   (In US millions)                          1Q09       4Q08

    TSMC                                      161        326
    XinTec and GUC                              2          2
    TSMC Shanghai & WaferTech                   3         12
    Other TSMC Subsidiaries                     0          2
    Total TSMC                                166        342

Capital Expenditures:

Capital expenditures for TSMC on a consolidated basis totaled US$166 million in 1Q09.

For year 2009, total capital expenditures for TSMC is expected to be around US$1.5 billion, compared with US$1.9 billion spent in 2008.



    V-2 . Capacity
                                 4Q08   1Q09   2Q09   3Q09   4Q09   2009
    Fab / (Wafer size)            (A)    (A)    (F)    (F)    (F)    (F)
    Fab-2        (6") Note 1      272    274    280    283    283  1,121
    Fab-3        (8")             274    286    289    292    283  1,150
    Fab-5        (8")             161    162    149    144    144    599
    Fab-6        (8")             282    295    284    287    287  1,154
    Fab-8        (8")             272    275    271    265    255  1,066
    Fab-12      (12") Note 2      221    218    219    218    254    909
    Fab-14      (12") Note 2      236    238    236    228    227    928
    WaferTech    (8")             106    106    107    109    109    431
    TSMC China   (8")             128    128    134    135    135    531
    TSMC total capacity
     (8" equiv. Kpcs)           2,405  2,431  2,414  2,394  2,455  9,695
    SSMC         (8")              73     64     65     65     65    259
    Total managed capacity
     (8" equiv. Kpcs)           2,478  2,495  2,479  2,460  2,520  9,954

    Note: 1. Figures represent number of 6" wafers.  Conversion to 8"-
             Equivalent wafers is obtained by dividing this number by 1.78
          2. Figures represent number of 12" wafers.  Conversion to 8"-
             equivalent wafers is obtained by multiplying this number by 2.25

Capacity:

Total managed capacity was 2,495K 8-inch equivalent wafers in the first quarter, increased by 0.7% from 2,478K in 4Q08.

Total managed capacity in 2009 is expected to reach 9,954K 8-inch equivalent wafers, representing an increase of 6% from 9,377K 8-inch equivalent wafers in 2008, while capacity for 12-inch wafer fabs is expected to increase by 11%, reaching 41.5% of total capacity.



    VI. Recap of Recent Important Events & Announcements

        -- TSMC Qualifies New 0.18-Micron Embedded Flash Family (2009/03/31)
        -- Ciranova and TSMC Announce Strategic Partnership on Advanced PDK
           Technology ( 2009/03/24)
        -- Barron's Names Dr. Rick Tsai to its Most Respected CEO List
           (2009/03/23)
        -- Intel, TSMC Reach Agreement to Collaborate on Technology Platform,
           IP Infrastructure, SoC Solutions (2009/03/02)
        -- TSMC and Tela Innovations Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance
           Design and Process Co-Optimization  (2009/02/24)
        -- TSMC Board Proposes Dividend of NT$3.0 Cash and 0.5% Stock Per
           Share (2009/02/10)

    * Please visit TSMC's Web site ( 
www.tsmc.com ) for details about
  these and other announcements.



     TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(Expressed in Millions of New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) and U.S. Dollars (USD))(1)

                                       March 31, 2009      December 31, 2008
                                         (unaudited)            (audited)
    ASSETS                           USD       NTD        %      NTD        %
    Current Assets
      Cash and Cash Equivalents    $6,583  $223,262    40.4  $194,614    34.8
      Investments in Marketable
       Financial Instruments          192     6,527     1.2    16,836     3.0
      Accounts Receivable -
       Trade, Net                     408    13,822     2.5    18,497     3.3
      Inventories, Net                436    14,775     2.7    14,877     2.7
      Other Current Assets            299    10,171     1.8     7,795     1.4
         Total Current Assets       7,918   268,557    48.6   252,619    45.2

    Long-Term Investments           1,052    35,682     6.5    39,982     7.2

    Property, Plant and Equipment  25,568   867,199   156.9   862,461   154.3
    Less: Accumulated
     Depreciation                 (18,873) (640,121) (115.8) (618,816) (110.7)
         Property, Plant and
          Equipment, Net            6,695   227,078    41.1   243,645    43.6

    Other Assets                      633    21,458     3.8    22,671     4.0
    Total Assets                  $16,298  $552,775   100.0  $558,917   100.0

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
     EQUITY
    Current Liabilities
      Accounts Payable               $172    $5,824     1.1    $6,043     1.1
      Payables to Contractors and
       Equipment Suppliers            152     5,145     0.9     7,999     1.4
      Accrued Expenses and Other
       Current Liabilities          1,006    34,120     6.1    34,543     6.2
      Current Portion of Bonds
       Payable and Long-Term
       Liabilities                      8       286     0.1     8,222     1.5
         Total Current Liabilities  1,338    45,375     8.2    56,807    10.2
    Bonds Payable                     133     4,500     0.8     4,500     0.8
    Other Long-Term Liabilities       518    17,587     3.2    17,237     3.1
         Total Liabilities          1,989    67,462    12.2    78,544    14.1

    Shareholders' Equity
     Attributable to Shareholders
     of the Parent
      Capital Stock at Par Value    7,556   256,260    46.4   256,254    45.8
      Capital Surplus               1,473    49,965     9.0    49,875     8.9
      Legal Capital Reserve (2)     1,985    67,324    12.2    67,324    12.0
      Special Capital Reserve (2)      12       392     0.1       392     0.1
      Unappropriated Earnings (2)   3,063   103,896    18.8   102,338    18.3
      Treasury Stock                   --        --      --        --      --
      Others                          109     3,710     0.6       194     0.1
         Total Equity
          Attributable to
          Shareholders of the
          Parent                   14,198   481,547    87.1   476,377    85.2
      Minority Interests              111     3,766     0.7     3,996     0.7
         Total Shareholders'
          Equity                   14,309   485,313    87.8   480,373    85.9
    Total Liabilities &
     Shareholders' Equity         $16,298  $552,775   100.0  $558,917   100.0



     TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(Expressed in Millions of New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) and U.S. Dollars (USD)) (1)

                                 (Continued)

                           March 31, 2008
                             (unaudited)          QoQ              YoY
    ASSETS                   NTD       %    Amount      %     Amount      %
    Current Assets
      Cash and Cash
       Equivalents         $144,277   24.2  $28,648    14.7   $78,985    54.7
      Investments in
       Marketable
       Financial
       Instruments           66,034   11.1  (10,309)  (61.2)  (59,507)  (90.1)
      Accounts Receivable
       - Trade, Net          37,950    6.3   (4,675)  (25.3)  (24,128)  (63.6)
      Inventories, Net       21,890    3.7     (102)   (0.7)   (7,115)  (32.5)
      Other Current Assets   11,304    1.9    2,376    30.5    (1,133)  (10.0)
         Total Current
          Assets            281,455   47.2   15,938     6.3   (12,898)   (4.6)

    Long-Term Investments    33,693    5.6   (4,300)  (10.8)    1,989     5.9

    Property, Plant and
     Equipment              817,464  136.9    4,738     0.5    49,735     6.1
    Less: Accumulated
     Depreciation          (555,854) (93.1) (21,305)    3.4   (84,267)   15.2
         Property, Plant
          and Equipment,
          Net               261,610   43.8  (16,567)   (6.8)  (34,532)  (13.2)

    Other Assets             20,285    3.4   (1,213)   (5.4)    1,173     5.8
    Total Assets           $597,043  100.0  ($6,142)   (1.1) ($44,268)   (7.4)

    LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current Liabilities
      Accounts Payable      $10,338    1.7    ($219)   (3.6)  ($4,514)  (43.7)
      Payables to
       Contractors and
       Equipment Suppliers   12,256    2.1   (2,854)  (35.7)   (7,111)  (58.0)
      Accrued Expenses and
       Other Current
       Liabilities           31,162    5.2     (423)   (1.2)    2,958     9.5
      Current Portion of
       Bonds Payable and
       Long-Term
       Liabilities            8,280    1.4   (7,936)  (96.5)   (7,994)  (96.5)
         Total Current
          Liabilities        62,036   10.4  (11,432)  (20.1)  (16,661)  (26.9)
    Bonds Payable             4,500    0.8       --      --        --      --
    Other Long-Term
     Liabilities             17,537    2.9      350     2.0        50     0.3
         Total Liabilities   84,073   14.1  (11,082)  (14.1)  (16,611)  (19.8)

    Shareholders' Equity
     Attributable to
     Shareholders of the
     Parent
      Capital Stock at Par
       Value                256,292   42.9        6     0.0       (32)   (0.0)
      Capital Surplus        51,696    8.7       90     0.2    (1,731)   (3.3)
      Legal Capital
       Reserve (2)           56,406    9.4       --      --    10,918    19.4
      Special Capital
       Reserve (2)              630    0.1       --      --      (238)  (37.8)
      Unappropriated
       Earnings (2)         151,597   25.4    1,558     1.5   (47,701)  (31.5)
      Treasury Stock           (918)  (0.2)      --      --       918  (100.0)
      Others                 (6,410)  (1.0)   3,516  1813.8    10,120  (157.9)
         Total Equity
          Attributable to
          Shareholders of
          the Parent        509,293   85.3    5,170     1.1   (27,746)   (5.4)
      Minority Interests      3,677    0.6     (230)   (5.7)       89     2.4
         Total
          Shareholders'
          Equity            512,970   85.9    4,940     1.0   (27,657)   (5.4)
    Total Liabilities &
     Shareholders' Equity  $597,043  100.0  ($6,142)   (1.1) ($44,268)   (7.4)


    Note:
    (1) Amounts in New Taiwan dollars have been translated into U.S. dollars
        at the rate of NT$33.917 as of March 31, 2009.
    (2) Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to
        the current period presentation.



     TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Income Statements
      For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009, December 31, 2008, and
                                March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Millions of New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) and U.S. Dollars (USD) (1)

             Except for Per Share Amounts and Shares Outstanding)

                                              1Q 2009             4Q 2008
                                         USD      NTD      %      NTD      %
    Net Sales                          $1,164  $39,500  100.0  $64,562  100.0
    Cost of Sales                        (943) (32,020) (81.1) (44,367) (68.7)
      Gross Profit                        221    7,480   18.9   20,195   31.3
    Operating Expenses
      Research and Development
       Expenses                          (110)  (3,729)  (9.4)  (4,826)  (7.5)
      General and Administrative
       Expenses                           (47)  (1,595)  (4.0)  (2,285)  (3.5)
      Sales and Marketing Expenses        (28)    (947)  (2.4)  (1,062)  (1.7)
    Total Operating Expenses             (185)  (6,271) (15.9)  (8,173) (12.7)

         Income from Operations            36    1,209    3.1   12,022   18.6

    Non-Operating Income, Net              10      353    0.9    1,412    2.2
    Investment Gains (Loss)               (24)    (813)  (2.1)    (340)  (0.5)
    Income before Income Tax               22      749    1.9   13,094   20.3

    Income Tax Benefits (Expenses)         22      739    1.9     (452)  (0.7)

         Net Income                        44    1,488    3.8   12,642   19.6

    Minority Interests                      2       71    0.1     (196)  (0.3)

    Net Income Attributable to
     Shareholders of
     the Parent                            46    1,559    3.9   12,446   19.3


    Earnings per Share - Diluted        $0.00    $0.06     --    $0.48     --
    Earnings per ADR - Diluted (2)      $0.01    $0.30     --    $2.42     --

    Weighted Average Outstanding
     Shares - Diluted ('M) (3)             --    25,792    --   25,655     --



     TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Income Statements
      For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009, December 31, 2008, and
                                March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Millions of New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) and U.S. Dollars (USD) (1)

             Except for Per Share Amounts and Shares Outstanding)
                                 (Continued)

                              1Q 2008            QoQ               YoY
                             NTD      %     Amount     %      Amount     %
    Net Sales              $87,480  100.0  ($25,062)  (38.8) ($47,980)  (54.8)
    Cost of Sales          (49,241) (56.3)   12,347   (27.8)   17,221   (35.0)
      Gross Profit          38,239   43.7   (12,715)  (63.0)  (30,759)  (80.4)
    Operating Expenses
      Research and
       Development
       Expenses             (5,270)  (6.0)    1,097   (22.7)    1,541   (29.2)
      General and
       Administrative
       Expenses             (2,662)  (3.0)      690   (30.2)    1,067   (40.1)
      Sales and Marketing
       Expenses             (1,184)  (1.4)      115   (10.8)      237   (20.0)
    Total Operating
     Expenses               (9,116) (10.4)    1,902   (23.3)    2,845   (31.2)

         Income from
          Operations        29,123   33.3   (10,813)  (89.9)  (27,914)  (95.8)

    Non-Operating Income,
     Net                     1,872    2.1    (1,059)  (75.1)   (1,519)  (81.2)
    Investment Gains
     (Loss)                    577    0.7      (473)  138.6    (1,390) (240.7)
    Income before Income
     Tax                    31,572   36.1   (12,345)  (94.3)  (30,823)  (97.6)

    Income Tax Benefits
     (Expenses)             (3,336)  (3.8)    1,191  (263.5)    4,075  (122.2)

         Net Income         28,236   32.3   (11,154)  (88.2)  (26,748)  (94.7)

    Minority Interests         (93)  (0.1)      267  (136.3)      164  (176.8)

    Net Income
     Attributable to
     Shareholders of
     the Parent             28,143   32.2   (10,887)  (87.5)  (26,584)  (94.5)


    Earnings per Share -
     Diluted                 $1.08     --    ($0.42)  (87.5)   ($1.02)  (94.4)
    Earnings per ADR -
     Diluted (2)             $5.38     --    ($2.12)  (87.5)   ($5.08)  (94.4)

    Weighted Average
     Outstanding Shares -
     Diluted ('M) (3)       26,167     --        --      --        --      --


    Note:
    (1) Amounts in New Taiwan dollars have been translated into U.S.
        dollars at the weighted average rate of NTD 33.922 for the first
        quarter of 2009.
    (2) 1 ADR equals 5 ordinary shares.
    (3) Total diluted weighted average outstanding shares were 26,167M
        shares for 1Q08 after the retroactive adjustments for stock dividends
        and stock bonus.



     TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
               Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
      For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2009, December 31, 2008, and
                                March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Millions of New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) and U.S. Dollars (USD))(1)

                                               1Q 2009     4Q 2008    1Q 2008
                                             (unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)
                                            USD      NTD       NTD       NTD
    Cash Flows from Operating
     Activities:
        Net Income                          $46    $1,559   $12,446   $28,143
        Net Income (Loss) Attributable
         to Minority Interest                (2)      (71)      196        93
        Depreciation & Amortization         604    20,483    20,961    19,831
        Deferred Income Tax                 (41)   (1,394)      154       435
        Equity in Loss (Earnings) of
         Equity Method Investees, Net        24       813       340      (577)
        Changes in Working Capital &
         Others                             159     5,398    29,147     9,370
        Net Cash Provided by Operating
         Activities                         790    26,788    63,244    57,295

    Cash Flows from Investing
     Activities:
        Acquisitions of:
           Marketable Financial
            Instruments                    (273)   (9,251)  (33,059)  (13,902)
           Investments Accounted for
            Using Equity Method              --        --        (1)       --
           Property, Plant and Equipment   (166)   (5,617)  (11,258)  (15,313)
           Financial Assets Carried at
            Cost                             (2)      (83)      (73)     (213)
        Proceeds from Disposal or
         Maturity of:
           Marketable Financial
            Instruments                     680    23,053    63,368    26,816
           Property, Plant and Equipment     --         2        24         1
           Financial Assets Carried at
            Cost                             --        --        73        93
        Others                                1        32    (1,061)     (607)
        Net Cash Provided by (Used In)
         Investing Activities               240     8,136    18,013    (3,125)

    Cash Flows from Financing
     Activities:
        Decrease in Guarantee Deposits       (5)     (165)     (140)     (371)
        Proceeds from Exercise of Stock
         Options                             --        15         5        81
        Repayment of Long-Term Bonds
         Payable                           (236)   (8,000)       --        --
        Repurchase of Treasury Stock         --        --        --    (3,054)
        Others                                9       275      (163)       58
        Net Cash Used in Financing
         Activities                        (232)   (7,875)     (298)   (3,286)

    Net Increase in Cash and Cash
     Equivalents                            798    27,049    80,959    50,884

    Effect of Exchange Rate Changes and
     Others                                  47     1,599     1,209    (1,593)

    Cash and Cash Equivalents at
     Beginning of Period                  5,737   194,614   112,446    94,986

    Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of
     Period                              $6,582  $223,262  $194,614  $144,277

    Note:
    (1) Amounts in New Taiwan dollars have been translated into U.S.
        dollars at the weighted average rate of NTD33.922 for the three
        months ended March 31, 2009.


Safe Harbor Notice:

The statements included in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. TSMC cautions readers that forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are based on TSMC's current expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons including, among others, risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor industry; demand and supply for TSMC's foundry manufacturing capacity in particular and for foundry manufacturing capacity in general; intense competition; the failure of one or more significant customers to continue to place the same level of orders with us; TSMC's ability to remain a technological leader in the semiconductor industry; TSMC's ability to manage its capacity; TSMC's ability to obtain, preserve and defend its intellectual property rights; natural disasters and other unexpected events which may disrupt production; and exchange rate fluctuations. Additional information as to these and other risk factors that may cause TSMC's actual results to differ materially from TSMC's forward-looking statements may be found in TSMC's Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 17, 2009, and such other documents as TSMC may file with, or submit to, the SEC from time to time. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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     Investor Relations Division
     TSMC
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