TSMC will be involved in LED and solar industries or set up new company

According to Taiwan media reports, TSMC chairman Morris Chang, Tsai, general manager of the common press conference today, announced that TSMC will develop LED, solar and SN74HC374N datasheet and other new industries; Chang conservative estimates, 2018 will reach new business more than $ 2,000,000,000, a 1.5% to revenue for TSMC Growth; if under a new business culture in the TSMC good, and SN74HC374N price and will not rule out the establishment of the new company.

Chang said that the past focus on pure-play foundry TSMC, the industry, it has no plans in other areas, but now have a direction, is to build one or more of new businesses do not compete with our customers, The new business is not just a future plan to charge by Tsai.

Chang said that in 2008 revenues of $ 10,000,000,000 TSMC is estimated that 2012 will be back to 100 billion U.S. dollars, after the annual growth rate of 6%. This model to estimate the TSMC foundry revenues in 2018 the scale, should be between 140-150 billion dollars, while the 10-year period 2008-2018 compound annual growth rate of only 3%. However, after the establishment of new business

, 2018, a new business is expected to be 2 billion yuan U.S. dollars, it will be more for the annual compound growth rate increased 1.5 percentage points, that is, 4.5% growth.

Although not finalized the details of the new business, but Tsai stressed that the development will be part of, because in terms of technology at TSMC has always been a very important part, certainly not only a simple contract, and SN74HC374N suppliers and therefore industries where the value, and then cut into the positive, so that to maximize growth. Also, because TSMC is the long-term development of new business, so do not need to worry about over-supply.

As for talent, not limited to, Tsai said that the internal or external, I believe that the ability to both TSMC and the growth of new business space, recruitment of personnel will not be a problem, in addition there will be opportunities for overseas development. Chang said the acquisition is also a option, because, like Cisco Systems (Cisco), Intel (Intel) is a way to create new business mergers and acquisitions, I believe the future can be opened for TSMC leverage new business.

Tsai said, have the opportunity to take over the burden, on the one hand very happy, but it is also some fear, because of the need to start doing something. However, TSMC has a very strong over the last balance sheet structure and talent, so has the potential and ability to enter new industries in the hope of a considerable period of time, the establishment of considerable value, hope I can do better than expected good.

Tsai said that the current first move toward solar, LED side look, as both technology and business and the semiconductor structure is very different, so spend time with some spirit; but TSMC attaches great importance to basic values, integrity , also focus on social responsibility, into the green energy industry is hoping to find opportunities for the company have a better growth, profitability, and contribute to society.