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ChipMOS REPORTS AUGUST 2011 REVENUE;; REITERATES 3Q11 OUTLOOK


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ChipMOS REPORTS AUGUST 2011 REVENUE; REITERATES 3Q11 OUTLOOK -- HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --

ChipMOS REPORTS AUGUST 2011 REVENUE; REITERATES 3Q11 OUTLOOK

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HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company'') (Nasdaq: [ IMOS ]) today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of August 2011. The Company today also reiterated its prior outlook for the third quarter of 2011 for revenue to be flat-to-down in the single digits as compared to the second quarter of 2011, while maintaining gross margin on a consolidated basis in the range of 4.0% to 9.0%.

Revenue for the month of August 2011 was NT$1,474.1 million or US$50.8 million, an increase of 3.3% from the month of July 2011 and a decrease of 9.1% from the same period in 2010. (All translations from NT dollars to U.S. dollars were made at the exchange rate of NT$28.99 against US$1.00 as of August 31, 2011.)

Consolidated Monthly Revenues (Unaudited)


August2011

July2011

August 2010

MoM Change

YoY Change

Revenues

(NT$ million)

1,474.1

1,427.2

1,621.0

3.3%

-9.1%

Revenues

(US$ million)

50.8

49.2

55.9

3.3%

-9.1%



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

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

Dr. S.K. Chen

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

+886-6-507-7712

[ s.k._chen@chipmos.com ]

In the U.S.

Chesha Gibbons

Director of Investor Relations

+1-415-730-1307

[ 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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