Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January, 2017

Commission File Number 001-37928

 

 

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

No. 1, R&D Rd. 1, Hsinchu Science Park

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

						ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
						(Registrant)
Date: January 9, 2017				By		/S/ S. J. Cheng
				Name:		S. J. Cheng
				Title:		Chairman & President

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Contacts:

 

In Taiwan Dr. S.K. Chen ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. [phone] [e-mail]		In the U.S. David Pasquale Global IR Partners [phone] [e-mail]

ChipMOS REPORTS DECEMBER 2016 AND 4Q16 REVENUE

Hsinchu, Taiwan, January 9, 2017 - ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services (“OSAT”), today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of December 2016 and for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016.

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2016 was NT$4,925.9 million or US$152.0 million, representing a decrease of 1.8% from the third quarter of 2016, and an increase of 3.6% from the fourth quarter of 2015. This was in-line with the Company’s guidance, which called for revenue to be approximately flat to down in the low single digits, as compared to the third quarter of 2016, and was in-line with typical seasonality.

Revenue for the month of December 2016 was NT$1,677.6 million or US$51.8 million, an increase of 4.6% from the month of November 2016 and an increase of 6.5% from the same period in 2015. All U.S. figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$32.40 to US$1.00 as of December 30, 2016.

Consolidated Monthly Revenues (Unaudited)

 

		December 2016				November 2016				December 2015				MoM Change				YoY Change
Revenues (NT$ million)			1,677.6				1,603.1				1,574.7				4.6	%			6.5	%
Revenues (US$ million)			51.8				49.5				48.6				4.6	%			6.5	%

Consolidated Quarterly Revenues (Unaudited)

 

		Fourth Quarter 2016				Third Quarter 2016				Fourth Quarter 2015				QoQ Change				YoY Change
Revenues (NT$ million)			4,925.9				5,015.6				4,755.0				-1.8	%			3.6	%
Revenues (US$ million)			152.0				154.8				146.8				-1.8	%			3.6	%

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.:

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS) (http://www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park in Taiwan and Qingpu Industrial Zone in Shanghai, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide assembly and test services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as ‘believes,’ ‘expects,’ ‘anticipates,’ ‘projects,’ ‘intends,’ ‘should,’ ‘seeks,’ ‘estimates,’ ‘future’ or similar expressions or by discussion of, among other things, strategy, goals, plans or intentions. These statements include financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, products and services, and statements regarding future performance. Actual results may differ materially in the future from those reflected in forward-looking statements contained in this document, due to various factors. These risks and uncertainties include those discussed under “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the prospectus included in the registration statement on Form F-4 that ChipMOS filed with the U.S. SEC.