Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Says Profit up 11.2 Percent as Demand Rises

Taiwan Chipmaker TSMC Says Profit up 11.2 Percent as Demand Rises
The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is displayed during a third quarter press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 27, 2005. Chiang Ying-ying/File/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2 percent over a year earlier to $4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer electronics increased.

Sales in the three months ending June 30 rose 19.8 percent to $13.3 billion, said the company, headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.