The Board of Directors approved the financial results of H1 2004

July 15, 2004

Accumulated sales from January to June 2004 were NT$1,940 million, a 17.93% growth YOY. The blended margin was 38%, higher than 31% in same period in 2003. It was mainly due to the product mix shift towards MCU shipment and the continuous improvement on product R&D.

In 1H 2004 pre-tax earning are amounting to NT$362m, up 72% YOY and accumulated earning after tax are amounting to NT$354m, up 71% YOY. The earnings per share of 1H 2004 are 1.86 for pre-tax and 1.82 for after-tax, respectively.

The breakdowns of Individual product sales were 34% of total sales for consumer IC, 33% of total sales for Standard MCU IC, 10% of total sales for memory IC, 9% of total sales for PC related IC, 6% of total sales for communication IC, and 8% of total sales for other IC. The standard MCU sales grew 45% YOY, weighting 33% and 27% of 1H 2004 and 1H 2003, respectively.