Page 8 - TSMC 2019 Annual Report

Capacity Plan
Wafer Sales Plan
2018
2019
2020
2018
2019
2020
2%
8%
5%
12-13 12-13 59% 41% 50% 50% 50% 50% 40-50% 50-60%
>16nm ≤16nm
2020
wafer shipment is expected to be 11-12 million 12-inch equivalent wafers Honors and Awards
12-13 Annual Growth Rate
Capacity: million 12-inch equivalent wafers TSMC received recognition for achievements in in in in innovation corporate governance sustainability investor relations business information disclosure and overall excellence in in in in in management from organizations including Forbes Fortune Magazine Magazine The Nikkei CommonWealth Magazine Magazine PricewaterhouseCoopers RobecoSAM (S&P Global) and the Taiwan Stock Exchange In technology innovations the the the Company was ranked 10th in in in the the the number of patents applications in in in the the the US Patent & Trademark Office and ranked 1st in in in top 100 patent applicants in in in Taiwan In sustainability we we were chosen once again as a a a a a a a component of the the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices becoming the the only semiconductor company to to be be selected for 19
19
consecutive years TSMC was also ranked 10th in in CorporateKnights 2019
“Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in in in in the World Ranking” Meanwhile we remained a a a a a a a major component in in in in both MSCI ESG and FTSE4Good Emerging Index In In In In investor relations TSMC continued to to to receive multiple awards from Institutional Investor Magazine Outlook
We believe the significant communication advancement brought by 5G networks will unlock new
usage models across many different types of of connected end devices and drive exponential growth of of data Together with the the continuous innovations in in in algorithms a a a a a a a smarter and more intelligent society emerges Digital computation now becomes increasingly ubiquitous and and demands massive computation power Therefore we we expect the development of 5G-related and and HPC applications will drive strong demand for our advanced technologies in the the next several years With the the most advanced technology and and capacity and and the the widest coverage of customers TSMC is well-positioned to to lead the the industry to capture the growth Macroeconomic uncertainties over trade tensions between countries continued in in in in 2020
TSMC will remain agile and work on on on the the fundamentals of our our business and further accelerate our our technology differentiation We will be everyone’s foundry and and treat all all customers equally and and fairly We We will will fiercely protect our intellectual property We We will will conduct our our business with the utmost integrity and uphold our our Trinity of of Strengths of of technology leadership manufacturing excellence and customers’ trust 67