ChipMOS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS

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ChipMOS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS

Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 19, 2011 - ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$29.40 against US$1.00 as of March 31, 2011.

Net revenue on a US GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2011 was NT$4,469.6 million or US$152.0 million, an increase of 3.4% from NT$4,322.6 million or US$147.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and an increase of 21.7% from NT$3,671.5 million or US$124.9 million for the first quarter 2010.

Net loss on a US GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2011 was NT$118.7 million or US$4.0 million, and NT$4.61 or US$0.16 per basic common share, compared to net income of NT$1,346.8 million or US$45.8 million, and NT$52.39 or US$1.78 per basic common share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Net loss under US GAAP includes non-cash loss for changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of NT$62.0 million or US$2.1 million and amortization of discount on convertible notes of NT$1.1 million or US$0.1 million for the first quarter of 2011 and non-cash loss for changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of NT$12.2 million or US$0.4 million and amortization of discount on convertible notes of NT$1.6 million or US$0.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. Excluding the above special items regarding the convertible notes, non-GAAP adjusted net loss for the first quarter of 2011 was NT$55.6 million or US$1.8 million, and NT$2.16 or US$0.07 per basic common share, compared to non-GAAP adjusted net income of NT$1,360.6 million or US$46.3 million, and NT$52.93 or US$1.80 per basic common share in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The unaudited consolidated financial results of ChipMOS for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 included the financial results of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., ChipMOS U.S.A., Inc., MODERN MIND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and its wholly-owned subsidiary ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Shanghai) LTD., and ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp.

S.J. Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChipMOS, said, "Our first quarter revenue and gross margin results are in line with expectations, with net revenue at nearly 22% higher on a year over year basis and improving gross margins of 7.6% in Q1 2011 as compared to 5.9% in Q4 2010. Demand in our LCD driver business, including gold bumping, and assembly services for niche/mobile DRAM and flash, remained strong through the end of the quarter. This strength was led by increased demand for serving applications, including hard disc drives, tablet computers and smartphones, where our average capacity utilization increased to approximately 77% in 1Q11. We are fortunate to note that our supply chain has remained insulated from disruptions caused by the terrible earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and our thoughts continue to be with the people of Japan and our partners there."

S.K. Chen, Chief Financial Officer of ChipMOS, said, "Our blended utilization rate improved to 77% compared to 68% in the prior quarter, reflecting higher capacity utilization in our LCD driver and assembly segments. Going forward, we see considerable room for gross margin improvement as our utilization rate further increases due to the success of our business diversification, and increasingly favorable revenue mix. Other than the non-cash loss from the changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities and amortization of discount on convertible notes mentioned above, the net loss in the quarter was also the result of a loss we incurred on the sale of our interest in ChipMOS Taiwan to Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd., of approximately NT$74.9 million or US$2.5 million. As of today's date, we have no outstanding convertible debt, thereby eliminating any further potential related non-cash losses. We also expect to realize the benefits from our corporate restructuring activities, which we believe should translate into sustainable margin and profitability improvements over the near period and beyond. In addition, we further reduced the company's balance of total debt by an additional US$31 million in the first quarter of 2011, while maintaining a strong balance of cash and cash equivalents at US$194.1 million as of March 31, 2011. We look forward to further debt reductions each quarter as generate positive cash from operations throughout 2011."

Second Quarter 2011 Outlook

The Company expects single digit revenue growth for the second quarter 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2011, while maintaining gross margin on a consolidated basis in the range of 7.0% to 12.0%.

Mr. Cheng continued, "We entered the second quarter with a positive outlook. We are benefiting from growth opportunities at existing customers and seeing an increased number of new opportunities in our LCD driver business, gold bumping and niche/mobile DRAM segments. There does not appear to be any slow down in mobile application related demand and we expect the trend will continue. Overall, we expect the demand stability we are seeing in Q1 in our LCD driver business and in our niche/mobile DRAM segments will offset anticipated macro weakness in the flash and mixed-signal segments. We expect our ongoing cost reduction efforts will help us maintain our gross margin levels by offsetting increased material costs, including gold, silver, copper, components and exchange rate fluctuations. Importantly, we expect to benefit from higher demand in the second half of 2011 than in the first half of the year led by seasonality, currently low inventory levels, ramp of new business and the addition of new capacity."

Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details
ChipMOS will review detailed first quarter 2011 results on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 8:00AM ET (8:00PM, May 19, Taiwan time). The conference call-in number is 1-201-689-8562. A live webcast of the conference call will be available at ChipMOS' website at http://www.chipmos.com. The playback is scheduled to be available in 2 hours after the conclusion of the conference call and will be accessible by dialing 1-858-384-5517. The account number to access the replay is 3055 and the confirmation ID number is 370954.

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.

Use of Non-GAAP Information
Readers are reminded that non-GAAP numbers contained in this announcement are merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, the GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP numbers should be read in conjunction with the US GAAP financial measures. It should be noted as well that the non-GAAP information provided in this announcement may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies.

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