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.