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

September 27, 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 September 26, 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: September 27, 2006     By:   /s/ Richard Wei
      Name:   Richard Wei
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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Press Release issued by the Company

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO   

Silicon Motion Announces Third Quarter Results

for the Period Ended September 30, 2006:

Strong Growth Driven by Mobile Storage Products

Third Quarter 2006 Financial Summary:

 

  Sales increased 39% year-over-year and 51% sequentially to NT$1,037 million (US$31.6 million)

 

  Gross margin remained unchanged from 2Q06 at 53.5%

 

  Operating margin increased to 28.0% from 24.6% in 2Q06

 

  Net income increased 34% year-over-year and 55% sequentially to NT$289 million (US$8.8 million)

 

  Diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) were NT$9.23 (US$0.28), up 35% from NT$6.85 (US$0.21) in 3Q05 and 55% from NT$5.96 (US$0.19) in 2Q06

Third Quarter 2006 Business Highlights:

 

  Unit shipments of mobile storage products grew 104% year-over-year and 71% sequentially to 50 million units

 

  The Company added full-page programming (NOP=1) support for all MLC NAND flash memory, including Samsung’s 63-nanometer MLC flash memory, in the Company’s Compact Flash controllers, Secure Digital controllers, MultiMediaCard controllers, xD-Picture Card controllers, and USB 2.0 flash disk controllers

 

  The Company’s SM321E and SM324 USB flash disk controllers qualified for the Basic tier of Microsoft’s Windows Vista logo program and support Vista’s ReadyBoost feature.

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., October 26, 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 third quarter 2006 financial results. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), diluted earnings per ADS were NT$9.23 (US$0.28) in the third quarter of 2006 (3Q06), an increase of 35% from NT$6.85 (US$0.21) in the same period of the previous year (3Q05) and an increase of 55% from NT$5.96 (US$0.19) in the second quarter of 2006 (2Q06). Net income for 3Q06 was NT$289 million (US$8.8 million), an increase of 34% from NT$215 million in 3Q05 and an increase of 55% from NT$187 million in 2Q06.

 

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US GAAP net income for 3Q06 reflected NT$26 million (US$0.79 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 3Q06 was NT$315 million (US$9.6 million). Non-GAAP earnings per ADS were NT$9.97 (US$0.30).

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

“We are pleased with our progress in the third quarter and our results exceeded our expectations for a number of reasons. Samsung and Hynix increased the output of their 63-nanometer and 90-nanometer MLC flash memory respectively in the third quarter, which improved the cost competitiveness of many of our customers. 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 flash memory card segment, our decision earlier this year to pursue bundled card opportunities started to bear fruit in the second quarter, and the results were even more noticeable in the third quarter. As mobile phone manufacturers began to roll out function-rich mobile phones, we saw strong demand for our controllers that are used in the micro-SD cards that are bundled with these phones. We also saw our customers ramping up their micro-SD card production for the retail market.

In the third quarter, we also benefited from the successful ramp-up and market acceptance of the controllers that we introduced a few quarters ago, including our SM222 Compact Flash controller, SM324 USB flash disk controller, and high-performance SM266 SD controller. We also benefited from our on-going effort to add support for newer flash memory into our existing controllers.

We are excited about the growth prospects for the markets that we serve and we plan to roll out several new controllers over the next few quarters to address additional opportunities in the flash memory market.”

 

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Third Quarter 2006 Financial Review1

Sales

Net sales in the third quarter totaled NT$1,037 million (US$31.6 million), an increase of 39% from 3Q05 and an increase of 51% from 2Q06. Overall unit shipments increased 103% from 3Q05 and 71% from 2Q06. The blended average selling price (ASP) per unit fell 12% from 2Q06, primarily due to a change in product mix.

By product, net sales from mobile storage products accounted for 92% of total net sales, which was up from 85% of total net sales in the second quarter of 2006. Net sales from multimedia SoCs represented 8% of total net sales, which was down from 14% in 2Q06. Net sales from other products in the second quarter accounted for less than 1% of net sales.

 

As % of Net Sales

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

Mobile Storage Products

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

Multimedia SoCs

   7 %   13 %   19 %   13 %   16 %   27 %   14 %   8 %

Others

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

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 46% from 3Q05 and 62% from 2Q06 to NT$950 million (US$29.0 million). Unit shipments increased 104% from 3Q05 and 71% from 2Q06 to 50 million units. The ASP per unit in 3Q06 declined by 6% from 2Q06.


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.

 

     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 rate of NT$32.2948 to US$1 for the third quarter of 2005, NT$32.1506 to US$1 for the second quarter of 2006, and NT$32.7605 to US$1 for the third 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. Amounts from the balance sheet have been translated using the ending exchange rate for the period. The exchange rate at the end of 3Q06 was NT$33.10 to US$1.

 

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Net sales from multimedia SoC products, which include multimedia display processors and portable audio SoCs, declined 14% from 3Q05 and 15% from 2Q06 to NT$81 million (US$2.5 million). Unit shipments of multimedia SoC products decreased 3% from 3Q05 and increased 21% from 2Q06 to approximately 395,000 units. The ASP per unit for multimedia SoC products declined 30% from 2Q06 because portable audio SoCs, which have lower selling prices compared to multimedia display processors, constituted a greater proportion of the total multimedia SoC product sales in the third quarter.

 

Unit Shipment (thousand units)

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

Mobile Storage Products

   14,549    10,912    14,120    24,265    30,146    20,306    28,976    49,563

Multimedia SoCs

   111    163    337    407    947    496    326    395

Others

   —      17    59    3    7    21    11    23

Total

   14,660    11,092    14,516    24,675    31,100    20,823    29,313    49,981

Expenses

The cost of sales in 3Q06 totaled NT$482 million (US$14.7 million), representing increases of 35% from 3Q05 and 51% from 2Q06. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by increases in total wafer costs and assembly and test costs, as a result of a 103% increase in unit volume from 3Q05. The sequential increase was driven by increases in total wafer costs and assembly and test costs as a result of a 71% increase in unit volume from 2Q06. The gross margin for the quarter was 53.5%, up from 52.3% in 3Q05 and unchanged from 2Q06. The non-GAAP gross margin was 53.5%.

Total operating expenses in 3Q06, which include sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative (G&A) expenses, and research and development (R&D) expenses, were NT$264 million (US$8.1 million), an increase of 44% from 3Q05 and an increase of 33% from 2Q06. Total operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation expense, increased 31% year over year and increased 32% sequentially.

Total operating expenses represented 25.5% of net sales, compared to 24.5% and 28.9% of net sales in 3Q05 and 2Q06, respectively. The Company’s operating margin increased from 27.8% in 3Q05 and 24.6% in 2Q06 to 28.0% in 3Q06. The non-GAAP operating margin was 30.5%, up from 27.4% in 2Q06.

Sales and marketing expenses in 3Q06 increased by 31% from 3Q05 and 13% from 2Q06 and represented 4.7% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by higher salary and benefits, stock-based compensation expenses, professional fees, and travel and miscellaneous expenses and was offset by lower commissions. The sequential increase was driven mainly by higher salary and benefits, stock-based compensation expenses, professional fees, and travel expenses and was offset by lower commissions.

 

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General and administrative expenses in 3Q06 increased 18% year-over-year and 24% sequentially, and represented 5.5% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher salary and benefits and stock-based compensation expenses and was offset by lower professional fees. The sequential increase was primarily due to higher salary and benefits and professional fees and was offset by lower stock-based compensation expenses.

Research and development expenses in 3Q06 increased 65% year-over-year and 45% sequentially and represented 15.2% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was driven by higher salary and benefits, stock-based compensation expenses, as well as higher project, depreciation, travel, and rental expenses, and was offset by lower royalty fees, professional fees, and miscellaneous expenses. The sequential increase was primarily driven by higher salary and benefits and stock-based compensation expenses, as well as higher project and rental expenses.

The company-wide headcount increased 5% from 318 at the end of 2Q06 to 334 at the end of 3Q06. A majority of the headcount increase took place in sales, marketing, and field engineering support.

Earnings

Net income totaled NT$289 million (US$8.8 million) in 3Q06, an increase of 34% from NT$215 million in 3Q05 and an increase of 55% from NT$187 million in 2Q06. Non-GAAP net income was NT$315 million (US$9.6 million). The net margin was 27.9%, down from 28.8% in 3Q05 and up from 27.2% in 2Q06. The non-GAAP net margin was 30.4%. Diluted earnings per ADS were NT$9.23 (US$0.28), up 35% from NT$6.85 (US$0.21) in 3Q05 and 55% from NT$5.96 (US$0.19) in 2Q06. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS were NT$9.97 (US$0.30).

Balance Sheet

At the end of 3Q06, the Company had NT$1,782 million (US$53.8 million) in cash and cash equivalents and NT$1,334 million (US$40.3 million) in short-term investments. Accounts receivable (A/R) increased from NT$674 million at the end of 2Q06 to NT$807 million (US$24.4 million) at the end of 3Q06. However, the average A/R days decreased from 77 days to 65 days. Inventory increased from NT$282 million at the end of 2Q06 to NT$318 million (US$9.6 million) at the end of 3Q06. However, the average inventory days decreased from 77 days to 57 days, mainly as a result of higher business volume in 3Q06. Total assets at the end of 3Q06 were NT$5,010 million (US$151.4 million), up from NT$4,380 million at the end of 2Q06.

 

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Current liabilities increased from NT$533 million at the end of 2Q06 to NT$777 million (US$23.5 million) at the end of 3Q06, primarily due to increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses. There were no material changes in the Company’s long-term liabilities.

There were 123.753 million ordinary shares outstanding at the end of 3Q06, which was equivalent to 30.938 million units of ADS.

Business Outlook:

The Company currently expects sales in the fourth quarter of 2006 to be between US$33 and US$34 million, which represent a sequential increase of 4%-7% from US$31.6 million in the third quarter. The Company estimates that its gross margin in 4Q06 will likely be between 52% and 53% and its operating margin will be approximately flat from 3Q06.

Webcast of Conference Call:

The Company’s management team will conduct a conference call at 10:00 am Eastern Time on October 27. 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

 

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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
Jun. 30, 2006
   Three Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2006

(1) Cost of sales:

     

Stock-based compensation

   1,032    454

(2) Research and development expense:

     

Stock-based compensation

   6,911    14,483

(3) Sales and marketing expense

     

Stock-based compensation

   2,621    4,254

(4) General and administrative expense

     

Stock-based compensation

   8,469    6,711

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     For the 3 Months Ended     Change From  
     Sep. 30,
2005
(NT$)
    Jun. 30,
2006
(NT$)
    Sep. 30,
2006
(NT$)
    Sep. 30,
2006
(US$)
    3Q05
(%)
    2Q06
(%)
 

Net Sales

     747,012       686,963       1,036,680       31,645     39 %   51 %

Cost of sales

     356,688       319,492       482,295       14,722     35 %   51 %
                                    

Gross profit

     390,324       367,471       554,385       16,923     42 %   51 %

Operating expenses

            

Research & development

     95,690       109,223       158,046       4,824     65 %   45 %

Sales & marketing

     37,372       43,266       48,884       1,492     31 %   13 %

General & administrative

     48,489       46,125       56,987       1,740     18 %   24 %

Amort. of intangible assets

     1,126       —         —         —       -100 %   —    
                                    

Subtotal

     182,677       198,614       263,917       8,056     44 %   33 %
                                    

Operating income

     207,647       168,857       290,468       8,867     40 %   72 %

Non-operating income (expense)

            

Gain on sale of investments

     3,394       4,362       4,271       130     26 %   -2 %

Interest income (net)

     11,725       14,897       17,744       542     51 %   19 %

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

     4,710       666       (2,627 )     (80 )   -156 %   -494 %

Others

     (6,356 )     596       3,189       97     150 %   436 %
                                    

Subtotal

     13,473       20,521       22,577       689     68 %   10 %
                                    

Income before tax

     221,120       189,378       313,045       9,556     42 %   65 %

Income tax expense

     6,021       2,591       23,740       725     294 %   816 %
                                    

Net income

     215,099       186,787       289,305       8,831     34 %   55 %
                                    

Basic earnings per ADS

   NT$ 7.02     NT$ 6.07     NT$ 9.38     US$ 0.29     34 %   55 %

Diluted earnings per ADS

   NT$ 6.85     NT$ 5.96     NT$ 9.23     US$ 0.28     35 %   55 %

Margin Analysis:

            

Gross margin

     52.3 %     53.5 %     53.5 %      

Operating margin

     27.8 %     24.6 %     28.0 %      

Net margin

     28.8 %     27.2 %     27.9 %      

Additional Data:

            

Weighted avg. ADS equivalents2

     30,653       30,783       30,832        

Diluted ADS equivalents

     31,389       31,353       31,336        

2 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  
     Jun. 30, 2006     Sep. 30, 2006  

GAAP Cost of sales

     319,492       482,295  

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     (1,032 )     (454 )
                

Cost of sales excluding share-based compensation

     318,460       481,841  

GAAP Operating Income

     168,857       290,468  

Adjustment for share-based compensation within:

    

Cost of sales

     1,032       454  

Research and development

     6,911       14,483  

Sales and marketing

     2,621       4,254  

General and administrative

     8,469       6,711  
                

Operating Income excluding share-based compensation

     187,890       316,370  

GAAP Net Income

     186,787       289,305  

Adjustment for share-based compensation within:

    

Cost of sales

     1,032       454  

Research and development

     6,911       14,483  

Sales and marketing

     2,621       4,254  

General and administrative

     8,469       6,711  
                

Net Income excluding share-based compensation

     205,820       315,207  

GAAP diluted earnings per ADS

     5.96       9.23  

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     0.54       0.74  
                

Diluted earnings per ADS excluding share-based compensation

   NT$ 6.50     NT$ 9.97  

GAAP Gross margin percentage

     53.5 %     53.5 %

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     0.1 %     0.0 %
                

Gross margin percentage excluding share-based compensation

     53.6 %     53.5 %

GAAP Operating margin percentage

     24.6 %     28.0 %

Adjustment for share-based compensation

     2.8 %     2.5 %
                

Operating margin percentage excluding share-based compensation

     27.4 %     30.5 %

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income

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

(unaudited)

 

     For the 9
Months
Ended
Sep. 30, 2005
(NT$)
    For the 9
Months
Ended
Sep. 30, 2006
(NT$)
    For the 9
Months
Ended
Sep. 30, 2006
(US$)3
    Change
(%)
 

Net Sales

     1,814,020       2,289,780       70,550     26 %

Cost of sales

     940,303       1,067,683       32,896     14 %
                              

Gross profit

     873,717       1,222,097       37,654     40 %

Operating expenses

        

Research & development

     258,206       349,413       10,766     35 %

Sales & marketing

     100,207       139,081       4,292     39 %

General & administrative

     95,841       147,939       4,563     54 %

Amortization of intangible assets

     3,376       —         —       (100 %)
                              

Subtotal

     457,630       636,433       19,621     39 %
                              

Operating income

     416,087       585,664       18,033     41 %

Non-operating expense (income)

        

Gain on sale of investments

     9,122       12,590       388     38 %

Interest income (net)

     12,773       46,337       1,430     263 %

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

     4,522       (1,910 )     (57 )   (142 %)

Others

     (6,109 )     4,493       136     174 %
                              

Subtotal

     20,308       61,510       1,897     203 %
                              

Income before tax

     436,395       647,174       19,930     48 %

Income tax expense

     9,128       34,403       1,055     277 %
                              

Net income

     427,267       612,771       18,875     43 %
                              

Basic earnings per ADS

   NT$ 15.37     NT$ 19.90     US$ 0.62    

Diluted earnings per ADS

   NT$ 14.98     NT$ 19.57     US$ 0.61    

Margin Analysis:

        

Gross margin

     48.2 %     53.4 %    

Operating margin

     22.9 %     25.6 %    

Net margin

     23.6 %     26.8 %    

Additional Data:

        

Weighted average ADS equivalents

     27,792       30,769      

Diluted ADS equivalents

     28,527       31,305      

3 The US dollar amounts presented in this income statement are for convenience only and represent the sum of US dollar amounts for the first, second, and third quarters, each translated from New Taiwan dollars using the respective average exchange rate for each quarter.

 

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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(NT$ thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Dec. 31, 2005    Sep. 30, 2006

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,581,993      1,781,770

Short-term investments

     1,157,955      1,333,576

Accounts receivable, net

     573,498      807,236

Inventories

     278,528      317,818

Refundable deposits - current

     60,000      60,000

Deferred income tax assets, net

     48,858      115,801

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     222,563      187,378
             

Total current assets

     3,923,395      4,603,579

Long-term investments

     15,954      25,486

Property and equipment (net)

     83,734      316,999

Other assets

     65,048      63,686
             

Total assets

   NT$ 4,088,131    NT$ 5,009,750
             

Accounts payable

     318,841      389,764

Income tax payable

     104,744      132,418

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     207,769      255,137
             

Total current liabilities

     631,354      777,319

Accrued pension cost

     5,365      3,608

Other long-term liabilities

     1,627      1,279
             

Total liabilities

     638,346      782,206

Shareholders’ equity

     3,449,785      4,227,544
             

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

   NT$ 4,088,131    NT$ 5,009,750
             

 

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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.

 

Investor Contact:

Selina Hsieh

Investor Relations

Tel: +886 3 552 6888 x2311

E-mail: ir@siliconmotion.com

 

Media Contact:

Sara Hsu

Project Manager

Tel: +886 2 2219 6688 x3509

E-mail: sara.hsu@siliconmotion.com.tw

 

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