Page 9 - 2017 TSMC Annual Report

Capacity Plan
10%
Wafer Sales Plan
2016 46% 2017 42% 2018 30-40%
> 28nm wafer revenue
2018 wafer shipment is expected to be 11-12 million 12-inch equivalent wafers 54%
58% 60-70%
2016 2017 10%
2018 9%
10-11
11-12 12-13
≤ 28nm wafer revenue
Annual Growth Rate
Capacity: million 12-inch equivalent wafers Outlook
TSMC s s s s s s s s s s s s enduring business model our our ecosystem of of partnerships across the industry and our our core values of of integrity commitment innovation and and customer trust have well positioned us us us to to serve as everyone s s s s s s s foundry and and enabled win-win partnership between TSMC TSMC and IC innovators TSMC TSMC will continue to to to advance our semiconductor process technologies
and and strengthen our our manufacturing capabilities to to meet the the the ever-increasing requirements of our our customers and and stay at the the the forefront to unleash innovation As technology and end applications undergo unprecedented change for the new digital age our dedicated foundry business model will remain the foundation of our success Our business model will continue to lead our way in in in creating value and generating strong returns to our shareholders I would like to personally thank our our shareholders for your long-term support to TSMC While we have come a a long long way over the the past thirty years there is still much more ahead of us to achieve and I am ever more confident that the best is yet to come Morris Chang Chairman 007