HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 April 2017. 

Revenue for the month of April 2017, was NT$1,604.1 million or US$53.1 million, an increase of 1.3% from the month of March 2017 and an increase of 7.2% from the same period in 2016. Revenue for the current reporting period does not include revenue from ChipMOS Shanghai and the prior reported periods have also been adjusted accordingly. As announced on March 24, 2017, the Company completed the transfer of its 54.98% equity interest in ChipMOS Shanghai to Tsinghua Unigroup led investors ("Strategic Investors"). All U.S. figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$30.19 to US$1.00 as of April 28, 2017.

Thursday, May 11, 2017 Conference Calls and Webcasts

The Company plans to report financial results for the first quarter 2017 after the close of trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and before the open of the NASDAQ Stock Market on Thursday, May 11, 2017.

The Company's management will host two conference calls to discuss the Company's financial results for the first quarter of 2017 .

1. Date: Thursday, May 11, 2017
   Time: 4:00PM Taiwan (4:00AM New York)
   Dial-In: +886-2-21928016
   Password:  797842#
   Replay Starting 2 Hours After Live Call Ends: www.chipmos.com
   Language: Mandarin
   
   
2. Date: Thursday, May 11, 2017
   Time: 7:00PM Taiwan (7:00AM New York)
   Dial-In: +1-201-689-8562
   Password: 13660049
   Replay Starting 2 Hours After Live Call Ends: +1-412-317-6671, with ID 13660049
   Webcast of Live Call and Replay: www.chipmos.com
   Language: English

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.:

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

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