TSMC, the sole processor of Apple's core processors, reported revenue of 977.45 billion yuan in 2017, up 3.1% from NT 947.94 billion in 2016.
TSMC also ended with a more robust December performance in 2017. TSMC last December revenue of NT $ 89.9 billion, an increase of 15.1%, but down 3.5% in November last year.
In the third quarter of last year, TSMC consolidated revenue of NT $ 251,207 million (US $ 8,341 million), a decrease of 3.2% over the 260.46 billion yuan recorded in the same period of last year. Its net profit was NT $ 89,925 million (approximately US $ 297.5 million) , A decrease of 7.1% from RMB96,759 million for the same period of last year.
TSMC fell 2.3% today, less than the broader market performance. Taiwan's Weighted Index fell 0.8% today.