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 July 2009

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 Jul. 2009.

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				Number of
				shares held as of				shares held as of
Title		Name		June 30, 2009				July 31, 2009				Changes
Chairman, President & CEO		Morris Chang			118,047,697				118,637,914				590,217
Director & Supervisor		The Development Fund			1,645,482,861				1,653,709,980				8,227,119
Vice Chairman		F.C. Tseng			35,674,509				35,812,675				138,166
Director		Stan Shih			1,472,922				1,480,286				7,364
Director		Rick Tsai			27,308,636				(Note) 28,356,506				1,047,870
Senior Vice President		Stephen T. Tso			14,834,895				15,435,693				600,798
Senior Vice President		C.C. Wei			8,307,433				8,831,325				523,892
Senior Vice President		Mark Liu			12,962,351				13,510,573				548,222
Vice President		M.C. Tzeng			7,383,038				7,717,595				334,557
Vice President & General Counsel		Richard Thurston			2,378,215				2,764,892				386,677
Vice President & CFO		Lora Ho			5,834,160				6,221,080				386,920
Vice President		Wei-Jen Lo			2,970,337				3,298,127				327,790
Vice President		Jason C.S. Chen			2,119,970				2,488,320				368,350
Vice President		Fu-Chieh Hsu			1,649,727				2,015,726				365,999
Vice President		Yuan-Chen Sun			4,873,216				5,110,095				236,879
Vice President		Y.P. Chin			6,061,008				6,336,823				275,815
Vice President		P.H. Chang			4,734,391				5,098,778				364,387
Vice President		N.S. Tsai			1,829,088				2,051,180				222,092
Senior Director		L.C. Tu			9,079,080				9,316,067				236,987
Senior Director		Jan Kees van Vliet			2,151,223				2,152,478				1,255
Senior Director		Y.C. Chao			1,307,324				1,493,718				186,394

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 : None.
3)		The acquisition of assets:

Description of assets		Purchase price
Manufacturing Equipment		NT$7,283,987,207
Facility and engineering equipment		NT$500,681,600

4)

The disposition of assets : None.

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.