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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (97226)	4/23/2001 1:48:06 AM
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Taiwan Semiconductor delays capex plans: quote.bloomberg.com TSMC will slow investment in plants that make 8-inch silicon wafers, while maintaining spending for new 12-inch wafer plants. The new plants would reduce production costs by almost a third, the company said. Twelve-inch wafers, which more than double the surface area of 8-inch wafers more commonly made today, cut costs by yielding more chips per wafer. Delay Still, TSMC said on April 19 it may delay installing equipment in its third 12-inch wafer plant to the second quarter of next year from the first quarter depending on how quickly demand recovers.