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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (33613)12/30/1999 2:42:00 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
Brian, could you or anyone explain for me how acquiring
COMPLETE ownership increases capacity? If TSMC was using
only a part of the capacity of the JV, then TSMCs capacity
does increase. But overall capacity does not.

>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. today announced an agreement to acquire complete ownership of the TSMC-Acer Manufacturing Corp. joint venture here as part of its overall efforts to increase silicon foundry capacity.<

Gottfried