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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (42896)	1/22/2009 12:22:54 PM
From: Donald Wennerstrom	1 Recommendation Respond to of 95536

January 22, 2009, 1:17 am Taiwan Semi Q4 Revs Down 31%; EPS Down 62% Posted by Eric Savitz Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) reported Q4 revenue of NT$64.56 billion, down 31.2% from a year earlier. Net income of NT$12.45 billion was down 63.9%; EPS of NT$0.48 or 7 cents U.S. per ADS was down 62.3%, in line with Street estimates. Revenue was down 30.6% sequentially from the third quarter. The contract chip manufacturer said the fourth quarter saw a sharp decline in the demand for semiconductors across all applications.

To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (42896)	1/22/2009 4:36:54 PM
From: The Ox	Respond to of 95536

If there ever was a time to have a "kitchen sink" quarter, now is it. Get as much of the bad stuff out as possible. jmo TO