Jan 15, 2009

ChipMOS REPORTS DECEMBER 2008 REVENUE

ChipMOS REPORTS DECEMBER 2008 REVENUE

Hsinchu, Taiwan, January 15, 2009 - ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported its unaudited consolidated revenues for the month of December 2008.

Revenues for the month of December 2008 were NT$777.7 million or US$23.7 million, a decrease of 14.7% from the month of November 2008 and a decrease of 58.9% from the same period in 2007. On a quarterly basis, revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 was NT$3,052.6 million or US$93.2 million, a decrease of 30.0% from the third quarter of 2008 and a decrease of 50.0% from the same period in 2007. Revenue for the full year of 2008 was NT$17,010.2 million or US$519.2 million, a decrease of 27.9% compared to 2007. (All translations from NT dollars to U.S. dollars were made at the exchange rate of NT$32.76 against US$1.00 as of December 31, 2008.)

ChipMOS' December 2008 consolidated revenues included revenues of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., ChipMOS Japan Inc., ChipMOS U.S.A., Inc., ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (H.K.) Limited, MODERN MIND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and its wholly-owned subsidiary ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Shanghai) LTD., and ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp.

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 R.O.C.
Dr. S.K. Chen
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.
+886-6-507-7712
s.k._chen@chipmos.com

In the U.S.
Joseph Villalta
The Ruth Group
+1-646-536-7003
jvillalta@theruthgroup.com