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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-004640
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100125

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14700
		FILM NUMBER:		10543289

	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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>1934 Act Registration No.&nbsp;1-14700</B>
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<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>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>For the month of January&nbsp;2010</b></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.</B>
</DIV>

<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.)
</DIV>
<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.)
</DIV>
<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;</u>.)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited<BR>
For the month of December&nbsp;2009
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings of our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding
common shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (The Company; &#147;TSMC&#148;) (NYSE:TSM); 2) the pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our
board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 3) the acquisition of assets by TSMC and
4) the disposition of assets by TSMC for the month of Dec., 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">1)The changes in the shareholdings of our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><I>Number of shares held</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><I>Number of shares held</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>Title</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>Name</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>as of Nov. 30, 2009</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>as of Dec. 31, 2009</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>Changes</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Chairman &#038; CEO</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Morris Chang</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>118,637,914</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>118,587,914</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-50,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Vice Chairman</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">F. C. Tseng</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>35,332,675</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>35,102,675</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-230,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Board Director</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Rick Tsai</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>27,864,505</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>27,714,505</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-150,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Senior Vice President</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Stephen T. Tso</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>15,175,693</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>15,085,693</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-90,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Senior Vice President</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Mark Liu</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>13,140,573</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>13,020,573</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-120,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Vice President</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Wei-Jen Lo</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>3,010,127</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>2,905,127</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-105,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Vice President</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Yuan-Chen Sun</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>4,877,095</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>4,817,095</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-60,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Vice President</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Y. P. Chin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>6,239,823</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>6,189,823</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-50,000</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Senior Director</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Y. C. Chao</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>1,493,718</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><I>1,457,053</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><I>-36,665</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">2) The pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our board directors, executive officers and shareholders
who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares: None.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">3) The acquisition of assets:
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>Description of assets</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><I>Purchase price</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Manufacturing Equipment</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="right">NT$40,699,651,412</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Facility and engineering equipment</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="right">NT$4,014,445,724</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">4) The disposition of assets: None.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<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 width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">Date: January 21, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/  Lora Ho
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Lora Ho&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President &#038; Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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