TSMC will be involved in solar

According to Taiwan media reports, TSMC Chairman Zhang Zhongmou, general manager of joint Cai Lixing 11 held a press conference announcing the development of TSMC will be LED, solar and other new industries; Zhang Zhongmou conservative estimate, a new business in 2018 will reach more than two billion U.S. dollars, can be brought on behalf of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company contributions to revenue growth of 1.5%.
Zhang Zhongmou said TSMC foundry professionals over the years, so in other areas there is no plan, but now there is a direction, that is, to build one or more is not the cause of the competition for new customers and new business also more than one, the future plans to be in charge of Cai Lixing.

Zhang Zhongmou that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 2008 revenue 10 billion U.S. dollars, estimated in 2012 to 10 billion U.S. dollars will be returned, followed by the annual growth rate of 6%. This model is estimated that in 2018 the foundry TSMC's revenue size, should be between 140-150 billion dollars, while between 2008-2018 the 10-year compound annual growth rate of only 3%.

However, after the establishment of new businesses, new businesses in 2018 is expected to be 2 billion yuan U.S. dollars, will be for the annual compound growth rate of more than 1.5 percentage point increase is the growth of 4.5 percent.

Source: windosi.com Jun. 14, 2009