HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 2 -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS) announced Dr. Rong Hsu was appointed by the Company's board of directors as an independent director on October 1, 2008 for a term up to the 2010 annual general meeting to fill the vacancy after Mr. Takaki Yamada's resignation on October 1, 2008 due to the policy of Mr. Yamada's new company on service. The Company confirmed that there is no matter that needed to be brought to the attention of shareholders of the Company in relation to Mr. Yamada's resignation. The board of directors took this opportunity to express their appreciation for Mr. Yamada's contribution to the Company.

From July 2005 until August 2008, Dr. Hsu served as an independent director for the Company. Since May 2006, Dr. Hsu was a vice president of Spatial Photonics Inc. In addition, Dr. Hsu was a founder of eLCOS Microdisplay Technology Group where he served as president from April 2001 to December 2005.

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.