Taiwan's TSMC posts record sales for June

TAIPEI, July 9 (Reuters) - TSMC (2330.TW), the world's biggest contract chipmaker, posted record sales for June that rose 36 percent from a year ago as new computers, mobile phones and other electronics gadgets spurred demand.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (TSM.N) had unconsolidated sales of T$35.11 billion ($1.1 billion) last month, the company said, higher than T$25.78 billion a year ago and T$33.84 billion in May.

Smaller cross-town rival United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) (2303.TW) (UMC.N) saw its biggest monthly sales in nearly three years. [ID:nTOE66603R] (US$1=T$32) (Reporting by Baker Li, Editing by Jonathan Standing and Jonathan Hopfner)