Reuters: Technology News: Taiwan's TSMC Q3 profit jumps to forecast-beating record

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Taiwan's TSMC Q3 profit jumps to forecast-beating record Oct 25th 2012, 06:29 TAIPEI | Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:29am EDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) reported record quarterly profit with a better-than-expected 62 percent rise, as robust sales of tablets and smartphones kept its chips in demand. Cutting-edge 28 nanometre technology has put the world's biggest contract chip maker ahead of rivals as consumers shift to mobile devices like Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone and away from personal computers. Analysts predict the company will continue to have robust topline growth over the longer term, although rising inventory levels at end-users like automakers and computer makers have stoked concerns about the current quarter. Texas Instruments, a key TSMC client, this week forecast surprisingly weak revenue for the fourth quarter, saying its customers were nervous about demand amid a deteriorating global economy. Net profit for the world's biggest contract chipmaker in the July-September period was T$49.3 billion ($1.68 billion), above the T$45.32 billion average estimate of 22 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The figure compares with T$41.81 billion in the second quarter and T$30.40 billion for the same quarter a year ago. TSMC's clients include Texas Instruments and Nvidia. Before the results announcement, TSMC shares closed down 0.7 percent, in line with a 0.7 percent decline in the broader market. ($1 = 29.2845 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Faith Hung and Clare Jim; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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