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To: berniel who wrote (1684)	7/16/2014 10:04:36 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26891

TSMC posts strong earnings for 2Q14 Josephine Lien, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 16 July 2014] digitimes.com . Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported net profits of NT$59.7 billion (US$1.99 billion) for the second quarter of 2014, increasing 24.7% sequentially and 15.2% on year. EPS for the second quarter stood at NT$2.30 compared to NT$1.85 in the previous quarter and NT$2 a year earlier, according to TSMC. Gross margin for the second quarter was 49.8%, operating margin was 38.6%, and net profit margin was 32.6%. Shipments of 28nm process technology accounted for 37% of total wafer revenues in the second quarter, while 40/45nm processes accounted for another 19%, TSMC said.