1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,
Hsinchu Science Park,
Taiwan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F þ                    Form 40-F o

     (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 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes o                    No þ

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82:                     .)

 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
For the month of January 2008

This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings of our directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (The Company; “TSMC”) (NYSE:TSM); 2) the pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our 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 Jan. 2008.

1)The changes in the shareholdings of our directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:

						Number of shares				Number of shares
						held as of				held as of
						December 31,				January 31,
Title		Name				2007				2008				Changes
Vice Chairman		F. C. Tseng					36,872,589				36,742,589				-130,000
Director, President & CEO		Rick Tsai					31,271,025				31,261,025				-10,000
Senior Vice President		Mark Liu					12,301,439				12,231,439				-70,000
Vice President & General Counsel		Richard Thurston					3,770,833				3,750,833				-20,000
Vice President		Jason C.S. Chen					1,852,270				1,847,270				-5,000
Vice President		Yuan-Chen Sun					5,270,698				5,180,698				-90,000
Senior Director		L.C. Tu					8,756,786				8,753,786				-3,000

2) The pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:

Date of clear of

Accumulated number of common

Title

Name

pledge

shares pledged as of January 31, 2008

Vice President & General Counsel

Richard Thurston

1/17/2008

680,000

Vice President

M. C. Tzeng

1/25/2008

1,800,000

3) The acquisition of assets:

Description of assets		Purchase price
Manufacturing Equipment		NT$8,159,935,258
Facility and engineering equipment		NT$4,418,317,487

4) The disposition of assets:

Description of assets
Manufacturing Equipment		US$	63,159,000

SIGNATURES

     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.