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To: StanX Long who wrote (64264)	6/7/2002 2:37:32 AM
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Dreat News, Stan. Taiwan Semicon sales rise 77.8 percent Friday June 7, 1:56 PM sg.biz.yahoo.com TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Friday May revenues rose 77.8 percent year-on-year to T$15.2 billion (US$446 million). May sales were also higher than April's T$13.36 billion, a TSMC spokesman said. Dutch company Philips Electronics NV is one of TSMC's largest shareholders. ADVERTISEMENT In the January-May period, TSMC sales were up 12.3 percent year on year to T$64.36 billion. TSMC's revenues and profits have risen steadily since mid-2001, when it hit bottom in the semiconductor sector's worst-ever downturn and began to recover. TSMC made the announcement after stock market trading hours. On Friday, TSMC's Taiwan-listed shares fell the daily seven percent limit to end at T$75, while the benchmark TAIEX share index was down 2.83 percent.