ChipMOS REPORTS JUNE 2017 AND 2Q17 REVENUE

HSINCHU, , July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services ("OSAT"), today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of June 2017 and for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.  Both periods exclude revenue from ChipMOS Shanghai (see Note 1 below).

Revenue for the second quarter of 2017, was NT$4,541.3 million or US$149.5 million, representing a decrease of 0.4% from the first quarter of 2017, and an increase of 0.8% from the second quarter of 2016. 

Revenue for the month of June 2017, was NT$1,411.1 million or US$46.4 million, a decrease of 7.5% from the month of May 2017 and a decrease of 8.1% from the same period in 2016. 

S.J. Cheng, Chairman and President of ChipMOS, said, "We are at various stages of ramping new programs with some of the world's largest consumer and technology product companies.  These programs are expected to give us added business diversity and further improvements in utilization rates starting in the second half of this year.  Some of the growth is likely to be offset in the near term by fluctuations at companies where a multi-source relationship exists or where a product focus changes, which is typical of the OSAT industry and can lead to our loading volumes flexing up and down in any given period. As always, our focus remains on execution and not on monthly fluctuations.  Importantly, over the next 12 months or so we will be executing our China JV buildout and ramp; ramping the wins we have in-place with some of the world's largest consumer and technology product companies; and continuing to grow with our existing customers as we have successfully done over the years."

Revenue from ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Shanghai) LTD. ("ChipMOS Shanghai") has been excluded from all periods.  All U.S. figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$30.38 to US$1.00 as of June 30, 2017.

Note 1: In March 2017, the Company completed the sale and transfer of 54.98% equity interests of its wholly-owned subsidiary ChipMOS Shanghai to strategic investors.  Under Taiwan-International Financial Reporting Standards, starting in Q1 2017 the revenue generated by ChipMOS Shanghai is no longer included in the Company's consolidated revenue.  The Company, however, recognizes 45.02% of the net income generated from ChipMOS Shanghai on an ongoing basis.

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.:

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS) (http://www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park in Taiwan, ChipMOS provide assembly and test services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries.

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