Form 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 28, 2006

Commission File Number: 000-51380

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

No. 20-1, Taiyuan St.

Jhubei City, Hsinchu County 302

Taiwan

(Address of principal executive office)

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1    Press Release issued by the Company on July 27, 2006.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

    SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Date: July 28, 2006    

By:

 

/s/ Richard Wei

     

Name:

 

Richard Wei

     

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO   

Silicon Motion Announces Second Quarter

Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2006:

Strong Growth Driven by Mobile Storage Products

Second Quarter 2006 Financial Summary:

 

    Sales grew 25% year-over-year and 21% sequentially to NT$687 million (US$21.4 million)

 

    Gross margin increased to 53.5% from 53.0% in 1Q06

 

    Operating margin increased to 24.6% from 22.3% in 1Q06

 

    Net income increased 61% year-over-year and 37% sequentially to NT$187 million (US$5.8 million)

 

    Diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) were NT$5.96 (US$0.19), up 38% from NT$4.32 (US$0.14) in 2Q05 and 36% from NT$4.38 (US$0.14) in 1Q06

Second Quarter 2006 Business Highlights:

 

    Unit shipments of mobile storage products grew 102% year-over-year and 41% sequentially to 29 million units

 

    The Company started shipping micro-SD controllers to customers whose micro-SD cards are bundled into mobile phones that are manufactured by two major mobile phone companies

 

    The Company began sampling its SM370 image processor.

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., July 27, 2006 – Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ : SIMO; “the Company”), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets universally compatible, high-performance, low-power semiconductor solutions for the multimedia consumer electronics market, today announced its second quarter 2006 financial results. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), diluted earnings per ADS were NT$5.96 (US$0.19) in the second quarter of 2006 (2Q06), an increase of 38% from NT$4.32 (US$0.14) in the same period of the previous year (2Q05) and an increase of 36% from NT$4.38 (US$0.14) in the first quarter of 2006 (1Q06). Net income for 2Q06 was NT$187 million (US$5.8 million), an increase of 61% from NT$116 million in 2Q05 and an increase of 37% from NT$137 million in 1Q06.

US GAAP net income for 2Q06 reflected NT$19 million (US$0.59 million) of stock-based compensation expenses as a result of the Company’s adoption of SFAS No 123(R), effective January 1, 2006. Excluding stock-based compensation, the Company’s non-GAAP net income for 2Q06 was NT$206 million (US$6.4 million). Non-GAAP earnings per ADS were NT$6.50 (US$0.20).

 

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Commenting on the results, Silicon Motion’s President and CEO, Wallace Kou, said:

“The NAND flash memory market went through a fairly painful adjustment in the first quarter of 2006. However, by the beginning of the second quarter, prices of NAND flash memory began to stabilize and our customers started to increase production. As a result, we saw fairly strong demand for our controllers that are used in flash memory cards and in USB flash disk drives.

In the second quarter, we made additional inroads in small form factor flash memory cards that are used in mobile phones. We began shipping controllers to two customers whose micro-SD cards are bundled into mobile phones that are manufactured by two major mobile phone companies. With the addition of these two indirect customers, we have made progress on selling our products to nearly every top tier mobile phone manufacturers except Sony Ericsson.

We are encouraged by the recovery that we saw in the NAND flash memory market in the second quarter and believe that this uptrend bodes well for a seasonally strong second half.”

Second Quarter 2006 Financial Review1

Sales

Net sales in the second quarter totaled NT$687 million (US$21.4 million), an increase of 25% from 2Q05 and an increase of 21% from 1Q06. Overall unit shipments increased 102% from 2Q05 and 41% from 1Q06. The blended average selling price per unit fell 14% from 1Q06, primarily due to a change in product mix.

By product, net sales from mobile storage products accounted for 85% of total net sales, which was up from 72% of total net sales in the first quarter of 2006. Net sales from multimedia SoCs represented 14% of total net sales, which was down from 27% in 1Q06. Net sales from other products in the second quarter accounted for approximately 1% of net sales.


1 Note: Unless otherwise stated, all financial information used in this press release is unaudited, consolidated, prepared in accordance with US GAAP and denominated in New Taiwan dollars. US dollar amounts are translated for convenience only. Such financial information is generated internally and has not been subjected to the same review and scrutiny, including internal auditing procedures and audit by independent auditors, to which we subject our audited consolidated financial statements, and may vary materially from the audited consolidated financial information for the same period. Any evaluation of the financial information presented in this press release should also take into account our published audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements. In addition, the financial information presented is not necessarily indicative of our results for any future period.

 

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As % of Net Sales

   3Q04     4Q04     1Q05     2Q05     3Q05     4Q05     1Q06     2Q06  

Mobile Storage Products

   87 %   92 %   86 %   80 %   87 %   84 %   72 %   85 %

Multimedia SoCs

   13 %   7 %   13 %   19 %   13 %   16 %   27 %   14 %

Others

   0 %   1 %   1 %   1 %   0 %   0 %   1 %   1 %

Total

   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %

Net sales from mobile storage products, which include flash memory card controllers and USB 2.0 flash disk controllers, increased 32% from 2Q05 and 43% from 1Q06 to NT$586 million (US$18.2 million). Unit shipments increased 105% from 2Q05 and 43% from 1Q06 to 29 million units. The ASP per unit in 2Q06 was flat compared to 1Q06.

Net sales from multimedia SoC products, which include multimedia display processors and portable audio SoCs, declined 10% from 2Q05 and 37% from 1Q06 to NT$96 million (US$3.0 million). Unit shipments of multimedia SoC products decreased 3% from 2Q05 and 34% from 1Q06 to approximately 326,000 units. The ASP per unit for multimedia SoC products declined 3% from 1Q06.

 

Unit Shipment (thousand units)

   3Q04    4Q04    1Q05    2Q05    3Q05    4Q05    1Q06    2Q06

Mobile Storage Products

   9,983    14,549    10,912    14,120    24,265    30,146    20,306    28,976

Multimedia SoCs

   128    111    163    337    407    947    496    326

Others

   3    —      17    59    3    7    21    11

Total

   10,114    14,660    11,092    14,516    24,675    31,100    20,823    29,313

Expenses

The cost of sales in 2Q06 totaled NT$319 million (US$9.9 million), representing increases of 9% from 2Q05 and 20% from 1Q06. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by increases in total assembly and test costs, as a result of a 102% increase in unit volume from 2Q05, while total wafer costs declined slightly. The sequential increase was driven by increases in total wafer costs and assembly and test costs as a result of a 41% increase in unit volume from 1Q06. The gross margin for the quarter was 53.5%, up from 46.9% in 2Q05 and 53.0% in 1Q06. The non-GAAP gross margin was 53.6%.

Total operating expenses in 2Q06, which include sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative (G&A) expenses, and research and development (R&D) expenses, were NT$199 million (US$6.2 million), an increase of 35% from 2Q05 and an increase of 14% from 1Q06. Total operating

 

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expenses, excluding stock-based compensation expense, increased 22% year over year and increased 15% sequentially.

Total operating expenses represented 28.9% of net sales, compared to 26.7% and 30.7% of net sales in 2Q05 and 1Q06, respectively. The Company’s operating margin increased from 20.2% in 2Q05 and 22.3% in 1Q06 to 24.6% in 2Q06. The non-GAAP operating margin was 27.4%, up from 25.5% in 1Q06.

Sales and marketing expenses in 2Q06 increased by 40% from 2Q05 and decreased by 8% from 1Q06 and represented 6.3% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by higher salary and benefits, stock-based compensation expenses, professional fees, travel and miscellaneous expenses and offset by lower commission. The sequential decrease was driven mainly by a decrease in commission and was offset by higher salary and benefits, professional fees, and travel expenses.

General and administrative expenses in 2Q06 increased 109% year-over-year and 3% sequentially, and represented 6.7% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher salary and benefits from the higher headcount, stock-based compensation expenses, professional fees, travel expenses, and other miscellaneous fees. The sequential increase was primarily due to increases in professional fees and travel expenses.

Research and development expenses in 2Q06 increased 17% year-over-year and 33% sequentially and represented 15.9% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was driven by higher salary and benefits and stock-based compensation expenses arising from higher R&D headcount, as well as higher project, depreciation, travel, and rental expenses, and was partially offset by lower professional fees and miscellaneous expenses. The sequential increase was primarily driven by higher salary and benefits and stock-based compensation expenses arising from higher R&D headcount, as well as higher project expenses.

The company-wide headcount increased 17% from 271 at the end of 1Q06 to 318 at the end of 2Q06. A large majority of the headcount increase took place in the research and development department.

Earnings

Net income totaled NT$187 million (US$5.8 million) in 2Q06, an increase of 61% from NT$116 million in 2Q05 and an increase of 37% from NT$137 million in 1Q06. Non-GAAP net income was NT$206 million (US$6.4 million). The net margin was 27.2%, up from 21.0% in 2Q05 and 24.1% in 1Q06. The non-GAAP net margin was 30.0%. Diluted earnings per ADS were NT$5.96 (US$0.19), up 38% from NT$4.32 (US$0.14) in 2Q05 and 36% from NT$4.38 (US$0.14) in 1Q06. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS were NT$6.50 (US$0.20).

 

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Balance Sheet

At the end of 2Q06, the Company had NT$1,618 million (US$50.0 million) in cash and cash equivalents and NT$1,309 million (US$40.5 million) in short-term investments. Accounts receivable (A/R) increased from NT$492 million at the end of 1Q06 to NT$674 million (US$20.9 million) at the end of 2Q06. However, the average A/R days decreased from 86 days to 77 days. Inventory increased from NT$257 million at the end of 1Q06 to NT$282 million (US$8.7 million) at the end of 2Q06. However, the average inventory days decreased from 92 days to 77 days, mainly as a result of higher business volume in 2Q06. Total assets were NT$4,380 million (US$135.5 million), up from NT$4,065 million at the end of 1Q06.

Current liabilities increased from NT$428 million at the end of 1Q06 to NT$533 million (US$16.5 million) at the end of 2Q06, primarily due to an increase in accounts payable. There were no material changes in the Company’s long-term liabilities.

There were 123.310 million ordinary shares outstanding at the end of 2Q06, which was equivalent to 30.828 million units of ADS.

Business Outlook:

“The pricing environment for most of the second quarter was relatively stable,” concluded Wallace Kou. “NAND flash memory prices have softened slightly in July, but despite this, we believe that we should be able to build on our momentum from the second quarter and continue to grow our business in the seasonally strong second half.”

“We believe that the flash memory cards that are bundled into mobile phones should see little negative impact from a soft NAND pricing environment. This contrasts with the temporary slow-down in retail-bound flash memory cards that is typically seen when NAND flash memory prices weaken. We are optimistic that we are likely to sign up one more customer in the third quarter to make micro-SD cards for a tier one mobile phone manufacturer. We also believe that we will be able to grow our MP3 controller business in the third quarter as some of our design wins move into volume production.”

The Company currently expects sales in the third quarter of 2006 to be approximately US$25.5-$27.5 million, which represents a sequential increase of 19%-29% from US$21.4 million in the second quarter. The Company estimates that its gross margin in 3Q06 will be similar to its gross margin in 2Q06 and its operating margin will improve from its 2Q06 level.

 

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Webcast of Conference Call:

The Company’s management team will conduct a conference call at 10:00 am Eastern Time on July 28. A webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the Company’s web site at http://www.siliconmotion.com.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company’s earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of share-based compensation and the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R). The non-GAAP financial measures used by management and disclosed by the Company exclude the income statement effects of all forms of share-based compensation and the effects of 123(R) upon the number of diluted shares used in calculating non-GAAP earnings per share.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with US GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP net income per share provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating margin are GAAP gross margin and GAAP operating margin excluding stock-based compensation expenses that are driven by discrete events that management does not consider to be directly related to the Company’s core operating performance. Similarly, Non-GAAP net income consists of net income excluding stock-based compensation expenses that are driven primarily by discrete events that management does not consider to be directly related to the Company’s core operating performance. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by adjusted GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding. For this purpose, the calculation of GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding is adjusted to exclude the benefit of compensation costs attributable to future services and not yet recognized in the financial statements that are treated as proceeds assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury stock method.

Listed below are the items included in net income that management excludes in computing the non-GAAP financial measures referred to in the text of this press release:

 

     Three Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2006
   Three Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2006

(1) Cost of sales:

     

Stock-based compensation

   963    1,032

(2) Research and development expense:

     

Stock-based compensation

   6,519    6,911

(3) Sales and marketing expense

     

Stock-based compensation

   2,461    2,621

(4) General and administrative expense

     

Stock-based compensation

   7,903    8,469

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended    Change from  
     Jun. 30, 2005
(NT$)
    Mar. 31, 2006
(NT$)
    Jun. 30, 2006
(NT$)
    Jun. 30, 2006
(US$)2
   2Q05
(%)
    1Q06
(%)
 

Net Sales

     551,747       566,137       686,963       21,367    25 %   21 %

Cost of sales

     292,886       265,897       319,492       9,937    9 %   20 %
                                   

Gross profit

     258,861       300,240       367,471       11,430    42 %   22 %

Operating expenses

             

Research & development

     93,480       82,145       109,223       3,397    17 %   33 %

Sales & marketing

     30,827       46,931       43,266       1,346    40 %   -8 %

General & administrative

     22,054       44,827       46,125       1,435    109 %   3 %

Amort. of intangible assets

     1,125       —         —         —      -100 %   —    
                                   

Subtotal

     147,486       173,903       198,614       6,178    35 %   14 %
                                   

Operating income

     111,375       126,337       168,857       5,252    52 %   34 %

Non-operating income (expense)

             

Gain on sale of investments

     2,783       3,957       4,362       136    57 %   10 %

Interest income (net)

     518       13,696       14,897       464    2,776 %   9 %

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

     1,362       51       666       21    -51 %   1,206 %

Others

     264       708       596       17    125 %   -16 %
                                   

Subtotal

     4,927       18,412       20,521       638    316 %   11 %
                                   

Income before tax

     116,302       144,749       189,378       5,890    63 %   31 %

Income tax expense

     179       8,072       2,591       80    1,347 %   -68 %
                                   

Net income

     116,123       136,677       186,787       5,810    61 %   37 %
                                   

Basic earnings per ADS

   NT$ 4.41     NT$ 4.45     NT$ 6.07     US$ 0.19    38 %   36 %

Diluted earnings per ADS

   NT$ 4.32     NT$ 4.38     NT$ 5.96     US$ 0.19    38 %   36 %

Margin Analysis:

             

Gross margin

     46.9 %     53.0 %     53.5 %       

Operating margin

     20.2 %     22.3 %     24.6 %       

Net margin

     21.0 %     24.1 %     27.2 %       

Additional Data:

             

Weighted average ADS equivalents3

     26,353       30,691       30,783         

Diluted ADS equivalents

     26,872       31,226       31,353         

2 The Company maintains its accounts and expresses its financial statements in New Taiwan dollars. For convenience only, U.S. dollar amounts presented in the income statement have been translated from New Taiwan dollars, using an average exchange rates of NT$31.3639 to US$1 for the second quarter of 2005, NT$32.2792 to US$1 for the first quarter of 2006, and NT$32.1506 to US$1 for the second quarter of 2006 based on the average of the noon buying rate for cable transfers of the NT dollar as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

3 Assumes all outstanding ordinary shares are represented by ADSs. Each ADS represents four ordinary shares.

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results

(NT$ thousands, except per-share amount and percentages)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar. 31,
2006
    Jun. 30,
2006
 

GAAP Cost of sales

     265,897       319,492  

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     (963 )     (1,032 )
                

Cost of sales excluding share-based compensation

     264,934       318,460  

GAAP Operating Income

     126,337       168,857  

Adjustment for share-based compensation within:

    

Cost of sales

     963       1,032  

Research and development

     6,519       6,911  

Sales and marketing

     2,461       2,621  

General and administrative

     7,903       8,469  
                

Operating Income excluding share-based compensation

     144,183       187,890  

GAAP Net Income

     136,677       186,787  

Adjustment for share-based compensation within:

    

Cost of sales

     963       1,032  

Research and development

     6,519       6,911  

Sales and marketing

     2,461       2,621  

General and administrative

     7,903       8,469  
                

Net Income excluding share-based compensation

     154,523       205,820  

GAAP diluted earnings per ADS

     4.38       5.96  

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     0.52       0.54  
                

Diluted earnings per ADS excluding share-based compensation

   NT$ 4.90     NT$ 6.50  

GAAP Gross margin percentage

     53.0 %     53.5 %

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     0.2 %     0.1 %
                

Gross margin percentage excluding share-based compensation

     53.2 %     53.6 %

GAAP Operating margin percentage

     22.3 %     24.6 %

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     3.2 %     2.8 %
                

Operating margin percentage excluding share-based compensation

     25.5 %     27.4 %

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in NT$ thousands, except percentages, and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     For the Six
Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2005
    For the Six
Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2006
    Change (%)  

Net Sales

   NT$ 1,067,008     NT$ 1,253,100     17 %

Cost of sales

     583,615       585,389     0 %
                      

Gross profit

     483,393       667,711     38 %

Operating expenses

      

Research & development

     162,516       191,368     18 %

Sales & marketing

     62,835       90,197     44 %

General & administrative

     47,352       90,952     92 %

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,250       —       (100 %)
                      

Subtotal

     274,953       372,517     36 %
                      

Operating income

     208,440       295,194     42 %

Non-operating expense (income)

      

Gain on sale of investments

     5,728       8,319     45 %

Interest income (net)

     1,047       28,593     2,631 %

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

     (188 )     717     481 %

Others

     248       1,304     426 %
                      

Subtotal

     6,835       38,933     470 %
                      

Income before tax

     215,275       334,127     55 %

Income tax expense

     3,107       10,663     243 %
                      

Net income

     212,168       323,464     53 %
                      

Basic earnings per ADS

   NT$ 8.05     NT$ 10.52    

Diluted earnings per ADS

   NT$ 7.97     NT$ 10.34    

Margin Analysis:

      

Gross margin

     45.3 %     53.3 %  

Operating margin

     19.5 %     23.6 %  

Net margin

     19.9 %     25.8 %  

Additional Data:

      

Weighted average ADS equivalents

     26,353       30,738    

Diluted ADS equivalents

     26,872       31,287    

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(NT$ thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Dec. 31, 2005    Jun. 30, 2006

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,581,993      1,618,304

Short-term investments

     1,157,955      1,308,522

Accounts receivable, net

     573,498      674,269

Inventories

     278,528      282,398

Refundable deposits - current

     60,000      60,000

Deferred income tax assets, net

     48,858      102,726

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     222,563      156,234
             

Total current assets

     3,923,395      4,202,453

Long-term investments

     15,954      24,993

Property and equipment (net)

     83,734      86,312

Other assets

     65,048      66,434
             

Total assets

   NT$ 4,088,131    NT$ 4,380,192
             

Accounts payable

     318,841      273,582

Income tax payable

     104,744      100,736

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     207,769      158,380
             

Total current liabilities

     631,354      532,698

Accrued pension cost

     5,365      4,099

Other long-term liabilities

     1,627      1,467
             

Total liabilities

     638,346      538,264

Shareholders’ equity

     3,449,785      3,841,928
             

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

   NT$ 4,088,131    NT$ 4,380,192
             

 

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About Silicon Motion:

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets universally compatible, high-performance, low-power semiconductor solutions for the multimedia consumer electronics market. The Company’s semiconductor solutions include controllers used in mobile storage media, such as flash memory cards and USB flash drives, and multimedia systems on a chip, or SoCs, used in digital media devices such as MP3 players, PC cameras, PC notebooks and broadband multimedia phones.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding trends in the multimedia consumer electronics market and our future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our belief in the outcome of any claim or lawsuit, including our claim against one of our subcontractors for the inventory loss that we sustained during a fire at the subcontractor’s factory; unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from these customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or multimedia consumer electronics markets; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in our customers’ products; our customers’ sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2006. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.

 

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Investor Contact:   Media Contact:
Selina Hsieh   Sara Hsu
Investor Relations   Project Manager
Tel: +886 3 552 6888 x2311   Tel: +886 2 2219 6688 x3509
Fax: +886 3 552 6988   Fax: +886 2 2219 6868
E-mail: ir@siliconmotion.com   E-mail: sara.hsu@siliconmotion.com.tw

 

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