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ChipMOS REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2011 AND 3Q11 REVENUE

HSINCHU, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company'') (NASDAQ: IMOS) today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month and quarter ending September 30, 2011.

Revenue for the month of September 2011 was NT$1,560.2 million or US$51.2 million, an increase of 5.8% from the month of August 2011 and an increase of 3.5% from the same period in 2010. On a quarterly basis, revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was NT$4,461.5 million or US$146.5 million, a decrease of 4.5% from the second quarter of 2011 and a decrease of 5.4% from the same period in 2010. This is in line with prior guidance provided on August 18, 2011. All U.S. figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$30.45 to US$1.00 as of September 30, 2011.

Consolidated Monthly Revenues (Unaudited) 
  September 2011 August 2011 September 2010 MoM Change YoY Change
Revenues
(NT$ million)
1,560.2 1,474.1 1,507.1 5.8% 3.5%
Revenues
(US$ million)
51.2 48.4 49.5 5.8% 3.5%

Consolidated Quarterly Revenues (Unaudited) 
  Third Quarter 2011 Second Quarter 2011 Third Quarter 2010 QoQ Change YoY Change
Revenues
(NT$ million)
4,461.5 4,671.0 4,717.2 -4.5% -5.4%
Revenues
(US$ million)
146.5 153.4 154.9 -4.5% -5.4%

ChipMOS' September 2011 consolidated revenues included revenues of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., ChipMOS U.S.A., Inc., MODERN MIND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and its wholly-owned subsidiary ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Shanghai) LTD., and ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp.

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.:

ChipMOS (http://www.chipmos.com) is a leading independent provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services to customers in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan Science Parks in Taiwan and Shanghai, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide testing and assembly services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be viewed as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in the Company's other filings with the SEC.

Contacts:

In Taiwan In the U.S.
Dr. S.K. Chen Chesha Gibbons
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. Director of Investor Relations
+886-6-507-7712 +1-415-730-1307
s.k._chen@chipmos.com  chesha_gibbons@chipmos.com 
   
  David Pasquale
  Global IR Partners
  +1-914-337-8801
  dpasquale@globalirpartners.com 
Source: ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.
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