MENLO PARK, Calif., 2013-01-29 13:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio(r) RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer, today recognized TSMC, the world’s largest and premier dedicated semiconductor foundry as its ‘Supplier of the Year’ for 2012. TSMC is on the leading edge of semiconductor wafer processing and has been a trusted collaborator of Pacific Biosciences, manufacturing the key component of its proprietary SMRT(r) Cells for DNA sequencing on the PacBio RS system.