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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090303

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046179
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14700
		FILM NUMBER:		09649620

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		886-3-5636688

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		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>1934 Act Registration No.&nbsp;1-14700</b></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>For the month of March&nbsp;2009</b></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Translation of Registrant&#146;s Name Into English)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>No.&nbsp;8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,<BR>
Hsinchu Science Park,<BR>
Taiwan</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this
form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Yes&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b): 82: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.)
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Contacts:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Chuck Mulloy<br>
Intel Corp.<br>
408-765-3484<br>
cmulloy@intel.com
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Wendy Matthews<br>
TSMC<br>
408-382-8030<br>
wmatthews@tsmc.com
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Michael Kramer<br>
TSMC<br>
886-3-563-6688<br>
pdkramer@tsmc.com</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Intel, TSMC Reach Agreement to Collaborate on<BR>
Technology Platform, IP Infrastructure, SoC Solutions</B><BR>
<I>Intel to port Atom CPU cores to TSMC&#146;s technology platform to<BR>
expand market for Atom Processors SoC Customers</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Santa Clara, CA &#038; Hsin-chu, Taiwan, March&nbsp;2, 2009 </B>&#151; Intel Corporation and TSMC today announced a
memorandum of understanding (MOU)&nbsp;to collaborate on addressing technology platform, intellectual
property (IP)&nbsp;infrastructure, and System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. Under the MOU, Intel would port
its Atom processor CPU cores to the TSMC technology platform including processes, IP, libraries,
and design flows. The collaboration is intended to expand Intel&#146;s Atom SoCs availability for Intel
customers for a wider range of applications through integration with TSMC&#146;s diverse IP
infrastructure.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This MOU is an important step in a long-term strategic technology cooperation between Intel
and TSMC. With this joint effort, Intel intends to significantly broaden the market opportunities
for its Intel Atom SoCs and accelerate deployment of the architecture through multiple SoC
implementations. At the same time, TSMC extends its technology platform to serve the Intel
Architecture market segments.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;We believe this effort will make it easier for customers with significant design expertise to
take advantage of benefits of the Intel Architecture in a manner that allows them to customize the
implementation precisely to their needs,&#148; said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. &#147;The
combination of the compelling benefits of our Atom processor combined with the experience and
technology of TSMC is another step in our long-term strategic relationship.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;TSMC values our strategic relationship with Intel. This MOU brings together the Intel
Architecture and the TSMC technology platform. We expect this collaboration will help proliferate
the Atom processor SoC and foster overall semiconductor growth,&#148; said Dr.&nbsp;Rick Tsai, president and
CEO of TSMC. &#147;With this agreement, our technology platform extends beyond the two companies&#146;
current
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">collaboration to support future Intel embedded x86 products.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Intel Atom processor features 47&nbsp;million transistors and is Intel&#146;s smallest processor.
Products manufactured through the agreement may find adoption in embedded CPU market segments such
as mobile internet Devices (MIDs), smart-phones, netbooks, nettops, and AC-powered consumer
electronics device. The processor is designed to bring the whole Internet and the benefits of
computing to an emerging class of consumer-friendly devices.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Intel</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products
and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel
is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About TSMC</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TSMC is the world&#146;s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry&#146;s leading
process technology and the foundry&#146;s largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IP, design
tools and reference flows. The Company&#146;s total managed capacity in 2008 exceeded 9&nbsp;million (8-inch
equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch &#151; GIGAFABs &#153;, four eight-inch
fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC&#146;s wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC (China),
and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities.
Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit
www.tsmc.com.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD align="left">Date: March 3, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/  Lora Ho
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Lora Ho<BR>
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