Commission File Number 001-16125 | |
Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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(
Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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26
Chin Third Road
Nantze
Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung,
Taiwan
Republic
of China
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Form 20-F
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Form 40-F ____
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Yes
___ No X
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ADVANCED
SEMICONDUCTOR
ENGINEERING, INC. |
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Date: April
29, 2009
By:
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/s/
Joseph Tung
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Name:
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Joseph
Tung
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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ASE,
Inc.
Room 1901,
No. 333, Section 1
Keelung Road,
Taipei, Taiwan, 110
Tel: +
886.2.8780.5489
Fax: +
886.2.2757.6121
http://www.aseglobal.com
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Joseph Tung, CFO / Vice
President
Freddie Liu, Vice
President
Allen Kan,
Manager
ir@aseglobal.com
Clare Lin, Director (US
Contact)
clare.lin@aseus.com
Tel: +
1.408.986.6524
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Net revenue
contribution from IC packaging operations (including module assembly),
testing operations, and substrates sold to third parties was NT$10,208
million, NT$2,768 million and NT$421 million, respectively, and each
represented approximately 76%, 21% and 3%, respectively, of total net
revenues for the quarter.
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Cost of
revenues was NT$12,739 million, down 31% year-over-year and down 16%
sequentially.
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Raw material
cost totaled NT$3,760 million during the quarter, representing 28% of
total net revenues, compared with NT$4,910 million and 27% of net revenues
in the previous quarter.
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Labor cost
totaled NT$2,524 million during the quarter, representing 19% of total net
revenues, compared with NT$2,863 million and 16% of net revenues in the
previous quarter.
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Depreciation,
amortization and rental expenses totaled NT$4,257 million during the
quarter, up 8% year-over-year and down 1%
sequentially.
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Total
operating expenses during 1Q09 were NT$2,069 million, including NT$750
million in
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Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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Operating loss for the quarter totaled
NT$1,411 million, down from operating income of NT$967 million in the previous
quarter. Operating margin decreased to a negative 11% in 1Q09 from 5% in 4Q08.
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In terms of non-operating
items:
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Net interest expense was NT$435 million, down from NT$522 million a quarter ago primarily due to lowered
average bank loan balances and interest rates during the
quarter.
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Net foreign exchange loss of NT$107 million was primarily
attributable to the appreciation of the U.S.
dollar against the N.T.
dollar.
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Gain on
equity-method investments of NT$24 million was primarily attributable to
our investment in USI.
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Other
non-operating income of NT$283 million were primarily related to the
valuation adjustment of financial assets and other miscellaneous
expenses. Total non-operating expenses for the quarter were
NT$235 million, compared to NT$69 million for 1Q08 and NT$1,490 million
for 4Q08.
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Loss before
tax was NT$1,646 million for 1Q09, compared with a loss of NT$523 million
in the previous quarter. We recorded income tax benefit of
NT$50 million during the quarter, compared to income tax expense of NT$300
million in 4Q08.
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In 1Q09, net
loss was NT$1,567 million, compared to net income of NT$2,337 million for
1Q08 and net loss of NT$800 million for
4Q08.
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Our total
number of shares outstanding at the end of the quarter was 5,547,110,234
shares, including treasury stock owned by our subsidiaries and shares
bought back from the open market. We had bought back treasury
stock of 217,974,000 shares from the open market and had cancelled
144,037,000 shares as of March 31, 2009. Our losses per share
for 1Q09 was NT$0.30, or US$0.045 per ADS, based on 5,183,404,095 weighted
average number of shares outstanding in
1Q09.
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As of March
31, 2009, our cash and other financial assets totaled NT$27,750 million,
compared to NT$27,406 million as of December 31,
2008.
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Capital
expenditures in 1Q09 totaled US$24 million, of which US$14 million was
used for IC packaging and US$10 million was used for
testing.
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As of March
31, 2009, we had total bank debt of NT$63,675 million, compared to
NT$62,703 million as of December 31, 2008. Total bank debt
consisted of NT$7,488 million of revolving working capital loans, NT$2,405
million of the current portion of long-term debt, and NT$53,782 million of
long-term debt. Total unused credit lines were NT$53,203
million.
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Current ratio
as of March 31, 2009 was 2.10, compared to 1.83 as of December 31,
2008. Net debt to equity ratio was 0.51 as of March 31,
2009.
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Total number
of employees was 25,032 as of March 31, 2009, compared to 29,407 as of
March 31, 2008 and 26,977 as of December 31,
2008.
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Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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Net revenues
generated from our IC packaging operations were NT$10,208 million during
the quarter, down NT$9,019 million, or 47% year-over-year, and down
NT$3,797 million, or 27%
sequentially.
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Net revenues
from advanced substrate and leadframe-based packaging accounted for 88% of
total IC packaging net revenues during the quarter, up by 2 percentage
points from the previous quarter.
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Gross margin
for our IC packaging operations was 5%, down by 16 percentage points
year-over-year and by 10 percentage points
sequentially.
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Capital
expenditures for our IC packaging operations amounted to US$14 million
during the quarter, of which US$13 million was used for wirebonding
packaging capacity and US$1 million was used for wafer bumping and flip
chip packaging equipment.
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As of March
31, 2009, there were 8,419 wirebonders in operation. 6
wirebonders were added and 33 wirebonders was disposed of during the
quarter.
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Net revenues
from flip chip packages and wafer bumping services accounted for 12% of
total packaging net revenues, down by 3 percentage points from the
previous quarter.
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Net
revenues
generated from our testing operations were NT$2,768 million,
down NT$2,127 million, or 43%
year-over-year, and down NT$1,062 million, or
28%
sequentially.
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Final testing
contributed 86% to total testing net revenues, up by 5 percentage points
from the previous quarter. Wafer sort contributed 10% to total
testing net revenues, down by 5 percentage points from the previous
quarter. Engineering testing contributed 4% to total testing
net revenues, which equaled the previous
quarter.
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Depreciation,
amortization and rental expense associated with our testing operations
amounted to NT$1,512 million, up from NT$1,455 million in 1Q08 and down
from NT$1,575 million in 4Q08.
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In 1Q09,
gross margin for our testing operations was 5%, down by 32 percentage
points year-over-year and down by 17 percentage points
sequentially.
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Capital
spending on our testing operations amounted to US$10 million during the
quarter.
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As of March
31, 2009, there were 1,572 testers in operation. 70 testers
were added and 81 testers were disposed of during the
quarter.
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PBGA
substrate manufactured by ASE amounted to NT$1,076 million for the
quarter, down NT$992 million, or 48% year-over-year, and down NT$422
million, or 28% from the previous quarter. Of the
total output of NT$1,076 million, NT$421 million was from sales to
external customers.
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Gross margin
for substrate operations was negative 7% during the quarter, down by 22
percentage points year-over-year and down by 19 percentage points
sequentially.
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In 1Q09, the
Company’s internal substrate manufacturing operations supplied 52% (by
value) of our total substrate
requirements.
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Our five
largest customers together accounted for approximately 33% of our total
net revenues in 1Q09, compared to 27% in 1Q08 and 30% in
4Q08. Only one single customer accounted for more than 10% of
our total net revenues.
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Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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Our top 10
customers contributed 47% of our total net revenues during the quarter,
compared to 45% in 1Q08 and 46% in
4Q08.
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Our customers
that are integrated device manufacturers, or IDMs, accounted for 35% of
our total net revenues during the quarter, compared to 43% in 1Q08 and 42%
in 4Q08.
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Amounts in
NT$ Millions
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1Q/09
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4Q/08
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1Q/08
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Net Revenues
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13,397
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18,311
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24,695
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Revenues by End
Application
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Communication
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48%
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46%
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45%
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Computer
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16%
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19%
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25%
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Automotive
and Consumer
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35%
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35%
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30%
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Others
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1%
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0%
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0%
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Revenues
by Region
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North
America
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54%
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54%
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50%
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Europe
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12%
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15%
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13%
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Taiwan
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20%
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15%
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22%
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Japan
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11%
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12%
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8%
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Other
Asia
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3%
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4%
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7%
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Amounts in
NT$ Millions
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1Q/09
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4Q/08
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1Q/08
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Net Revenues
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10,208
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14,005
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19,227
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Revenues by Packaging
Type
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Advanced
substrate & leadframe based
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88%
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86%
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88%
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Traditional
leadframe based
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6%
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6%
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4%
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Module
assembly
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2%
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4%
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5%
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Others
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4%
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4%
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3%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$
Millions) *
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14
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27
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78
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Number of
Wirebonders
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8,419
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8,446
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8,126
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Amounts in
NT$ Millions
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1Q/09
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4Q/08
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1Q/08
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Net Revenues
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2,768
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3,830
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4,895
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Revenues by Testing
Type
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Final
test
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86%
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81%
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77%
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Wafer
sort
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10%
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15%
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19%
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Engineering
test
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4%
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4%
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4%
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Capacity
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CapEx (US$
Millions) *
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10
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19
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44
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Number of
Testers
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1,572
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1,583
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1,555
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For the three
months ended
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Mar.
31
2009
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Dec.
31
2008
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Mar.
31
2008
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Net
revenues:
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IC
Packaging
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10,208
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14,005
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19,227
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Testing
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2,768
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3,830
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4,895
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Others
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421
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476
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573
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Total net
revenues
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13,397
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18,311
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24,695
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Cost of
revenues
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(12,739)
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(15,111)
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(18,507)
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Gross
profit
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658
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3,200
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6,188
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Operating
expenses:
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Research and
development
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(750)
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(875)
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(1,096)
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Selling,
general and administrative
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(1,319)
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(1,358)
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(1,740)
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Total
operating expenses
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(2,069)
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(2,233)
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(2,836)
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Operating
(loss) income
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(1,411)
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967
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3,352
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Net
non-operating (expenses) income:
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Interest
expense - net
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(435)
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(522)
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(275)
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Foreign
exchange gain (loss)
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(107)
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(166)
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301
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Gain (loss)
on equity-method investments
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24
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(125)
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104
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Others
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283
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(677)
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(199)
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Total
non-operating (expenses) income
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(235)
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(1,490)
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(69)
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Income (loss)
before tax
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(1,646)
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(523)
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3,283
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Income tax
benefit (expense)
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50
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(300)
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(412)
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(Loss) income
from continuing operations and before
minority interest
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(1,596)
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(823)
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2,871
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Minority
interest
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29
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23
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(534)
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Net income
(loss)
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(1,567)
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(800)
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2,337
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Per share
data:
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Earnings
(losses) per share
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–
Basic
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NT$(0.30)
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NT$(0.15)
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NT$0.43
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Diluted
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NT$(0.30)
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NT$(0.15)
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NT$0.41
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Earnings
(losses) per equivalent ADS
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–
Basic
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US$(0.045)
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US$(0.023)
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US$0.067
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–
Diluted
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US$(0.045)
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US$(0.023)
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US$0.065
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Number of
weighted average shares used in diluted EPS
calculation (in thousands)
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5,183,404
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5,324,543
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5,662,801
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Exchange rate
(NT$ per US$1)
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33.82
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32.83
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31.74
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As of Mar.
31, 2009
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As of Dec.
31, 2008
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Current
assets:
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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26,619
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26,139
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Financial
assets – current
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1,131
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1,267
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Notes and
accounts receivable
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10,320
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11,388
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Inventories
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4,446
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4,992
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Others
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2,954
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2,581
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Total current
assets
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45,470
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46,367
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Financial
assets – non current
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4,540
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4,327
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Properties –
net
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82,405
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84,758
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Intangible
assets
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12,499
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12,592
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Others
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4,150
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4,146
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Total
assets
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149,064
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152,190
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Current
liabilities:
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Short-term
debts – revolving credit
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7,488
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8,779
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Current
portion of long-term debts
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2,405
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2,694
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Notes and
accounts payable
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4,168
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5,167
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Others
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7,575
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8,631
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Total current
liabilities
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21,636
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25,271
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Long-term
debts
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53,782
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49,855
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Long-term
bonds payable
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0
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1,375
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Other
liabilities
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3,594
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3,728
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Total
liabilities
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79,012
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80,229
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Minority
interest
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2,076
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2,289
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Shareholders’
equity
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67,976
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69,672
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Total
liabilities & shareholders’ equity
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149,064
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152,190
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Current
Ratio
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2.10
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1.83
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Net Debt to
Equity
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0.51
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0.49
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