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April16, 2015TSMCPage 1of 2Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.,April16, 2015—TSMC today announced consolidated revenue of NT$222.03billion,net income of NT$78.99billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$3.05(US$0.48per ADR unit)for the first quarter ended March31, 2015.Year-over-year,firstquarter revenue increased 49.8% while net income and diluted EPS both increased 65.0%. Compared to fourthquarter2014, first quarter results represent a 0.2% decrease in revenue, a 1.2% decrease in net income and a 1.3% decline in EPS. All figures were prepared in accordance with TIFRS on a consolidated basis. In US dollars, first quarter revenue decreased 2.6%from the previous quarter and increased 43.7% year-over-year. Gross margin for the quarter was 49.3%, operating margin was 39.0%, and net profit margin was35.6%.Shipments of 20-nanometer process technology accounted for16% of total wafer revenues. 28-nanometer accounted for30%of total wafer revenues. Advanced technologies, defined as 28-nanometer and 20-nanometertechnologies, accounted for 46% of total wafer revenues