ChipMOS UPWARDLY REVISES Q3 2009 GUIDANCE; EXPECTS 13%-15% SEQUENTIAL REVENUE GROWTH

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS - News) today announced upwardly revised guidance for Q3 2009. The Company now expects revenue growth of 13% to 15% in the Q3 2009 compared to Q2 2009. This upwardly revised guidance compares to the Company's previous outlook for a high single digit percentage revenue growth in the Q3 2009 compared to Q2 2009. The improvement in Q3 revenue guidance is primarily due to better than expected results in the Company's DRAM and mixed-signal/logic businesses. 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 StatementsCertain 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 ...
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ChipMOS SCHEDULES THIRD QUARTER 2009 FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (''ChipMOS'' or the ''Company'') (Nasdaq: IMOS - News) today announced that it will hold a conference call with investors and analysts at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (8:00 AM Taiwan time, Wednesday, November 11, 2009) to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results and management's outlook for the fourth quarter 2009. The news release announcing the third quarter 2009 results will be disseminated after the NASDAQ market closes on November 10, 2009.The conference call will be webcast on the investor relations section of ChipMOS' website at http://www.chipmos.com or may be accessed by dialing +1-201-689-8562. The playback will be available 2 hours after the conclusion of the conference call and will be accessible by dialing +1-201-612-7415. The account number to access the replay is 3055 and the confirmation ID number is 335410.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, a...
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ChipMOS REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2009 REVENUE

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS - News) today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of September 2009. Revenue for the month of September 2009 was NT$1,148.9 million or US$35.9 million, an increase of 3.3% from the month of August 2009 and a decrease of 11.6% from the same period in 2008. On a quarterly basis, revenues for the third quarter of 2009 was NT$3,347.2 million or US$104.5 million, an increase of 14.1% from the second quarter of 2009 and a decrease of 23.3% from the same period in 2008. (All translations from NT dollars to U.S. dollars were made at the exchange rate of NT$32.03 against US$1.00 as of September 30, 2009.) Consolidated Monthly Revenues (Unaudited) September August September MoM YoY 2009 2009 2008 Change Change Revenues (NT$ million) 1,148.9 1,112.2 1,300.1 3.3% -11.6% Revenues (US$ million) 35.9 34.7 40.6 3.3% -11.6% Consolidated Quarterly Revenues (Unaudited) Third Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter QoQ YoY 2009 2009 2008 Change Change Revenues (NT$ million) 3,347.2 2,932.7 4,361.5 14.1% -23.3% Revenues (US$ million) 104.5 91.6 136.2 14.1% -23.3% ChipMOS' Sep...
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ChipMOS FURTHER IMPROVES FINANCIAL STRENGTH WITH TRANSACTION CLOSURES

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS - News) today announced the closing of privately negotiated transactions with two investors holding in aggregate US$54,000,000 of the Company's 1.75% convertible senior notes due 2009 (the "2009 Notes") and the repayment at maturity of the remaining outstanding 2009 Notes. Approximately US$2 million aggregate principal amount plus all accrued and unpaid interest on the 2009 Notes was paid on maturity. The repayment was financed through the Company's existing cash from operations. The privately negotiated transactions were first disclosed in the Company's September 29, 2009 press release.In the first transaction, the Company and an institutional investor completed the exchange of US$45,000,000 in outstanding 2009 Notes for US$15,300,000 in cash and US$15,750,000 in new convertible notes of the Company due 2014 (the "New Notes"). The New Notes will be convertible into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of US$1.50 per share, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances.In the second transaction, the Company and ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp., a subsidiary that is 42.9% owned by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., ("ThaiLin"), completed the exchange of US$9,000,000 in outstanding 2009 Notes for US$3,150,000 in new convertible notes with a coupon of 10% (the "10% Notes") and US$5,580,000 in new convertible notes with a coupon of 8% (the "8% Note...
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ChipMOS TAIWAN RENEGOTIATES ITS LEASES WITH GE

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS - News) today announced that ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS Taiwan"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ChipMOS, has completed the renegotiation of the terms of its equipment leases with GE Money Taiwan Limited ("GE"), which also involves ING Bank N.V., Taipei Branch ("ING") and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Taipei Branch ("ABN"), and EQUVO Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch ("EQUVO"). ChipMOS Taiwan and GE entered into a Master Lease Agreement on December 22, 2006, pursuant to which GE has leased equipment to ChipMOS Taiwan under a series of lease agreements to satisfy the production capacity required for ChipMOS Taiwan's business with Spansion LLC ("Spansion"). GE also entered into certain financing agreements with ING and ABN for funding the leases. Due to the global financial crisis and economic downturn, ChipMOS Taiwan initiated the renegotiation with GE, ING and ABN in order to relax its cash outflow and, after comprehensive discussions, the lease renegotiation has been concluded. As a result of the renegotiation, ChipMOS Taiwan has agreed to continue certain leases with GE and the other leases with GE have been assigned to EQUVO, the new lessor, which has also assumed all corresponding financing obligations of GE to ING and ABN. In addition, EQUVO has also agreed to extend the rental payment schedules for the leases assigned to EQUVO.The original leases provided the Company with options to purchase the leas...
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Q3 2009 CHIPMOS TECH BERMUDA LTD Earnings Release - After Market Close

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CHIPMOS TECH BERMUDA LTD Earnings Call scheduled for 7:00 pm ET today

Call DetailsCHIPMOS TECH BERMUDA LTD Earnings Conference Call (Q3 2009)Tue, Nov 10, 2009, 7:00 pm EasternAbout CHIPMOS TECH BERMUDA LTD (NasdaqGS:IMOS)ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda), LTD., together with its subsidiaries, provides testing and assembly services for liquid crystal display (LCD), and other flat-panel display driver semiconductors and advanced memory and mixed-signal products in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and the United States. It provides a range of back-end testing services for memory and mixed-signal semiconductors, which include engineering testing, wafer probing, laser repairing, burn-in testing, top marking, final testing, and final inspection and packing. The company’s assembly services comprise wafer lapping, die saw, die attach, wire bonding, molding, marking, dejunking and trimming, electrical plating, ball mount and reflow, and forming/singulation. It also offers leadframe-based packages consisting of thin small outline packages and organic substrate-based packages, including fine-pitch ball grid array packages for memory and mixed-signal semiconductors; and gold bumping, testing, and assembly services for LCD and other flat-panel display driver semiconductors. In addition, the company provides memory module manufacturing; drop shipment services; and software engineering services, including test program development, conversion and optimization, related hardware design. Its tested and assembled products are used in personal computers; graphics applications; communications equipment; and consumer electronic products and display applications. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan.More Info:Quote |Chart |...
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ChipMOS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2009 RESULTS

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS - News) today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$32.03 against US$1.00 as of September 30, 2009. Net revenue on a US GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2009 was NT$3,347.1 million or US$104.5 million, an increase of 14.1% from NT$2,932.7 million or US$91.6 million in the second quarter of 2009 and a decrease of 23.3% from NT$4,361.5 million or US$136.2 million for the same period in 2008. This is at the high-end of the Company's upwardly revised guidance for Q3 2009 revenue growth of 13% to 15% compared to Q2 2009, as provided on October 2, 2009.Net loss attributable to ChipMOS on a US GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2009 was NT$1,075.6 million or US$33.6 million, and NT$13.81 or US$0.43 per basic common share, compared to net loss attributable to ChipMOS of NT$1,208.2 million or US$37.7 million, and NT$15.46 or US$0.48 per basic common share, for the second quarter of 2009. Net loss attributable to ChipMOS under US GAAP includes amortization of discount on convertible notes of NT$26.3 million or US$0.8 million for the third quarter of 2009 and amortization of discount on convertible notes of NT$26.3 million or US$0.8 million for the second quarter of 2009. Excluding the above special items regarding the convertible notes, non-GAAP adjusted net loss...
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