Revenue for the month of February was NT$2.88 billion, an increase of nearly 30% compared to NT$2.21 billion over the same period last year. The accumulated revenue for January and February 2000 is approximately NT$6.42 billion, an increase of 49.7% compared to NT$4.29 billion over the same two-month period last year.
The revenue reported for February was lower than the previous month due to following factors: the first quarter is traditionally considered the slowest period in the semiconductor business, the price of DRAM dropped during this time, and fewer days exist in the month February. Winbond/ISD estimates that, beginning in the second half of this year, the Company will begin manufacturing a number of DRAM products using its new 0.175-micron technology. This transition, coupled with the successful introduction of new technologies and products, should bring the total production capacity of Fabs 4 and 5 to approximately 30,000 wafers/month by the end of this year. The General IC Business Group will focus their efforts on new product market opportunities, including non-volatile memory ICs, Video phone and Internet network application related ICs and LCD-driver IC technology.
Winbond estimates that, due to strong worldwide market demand projected for 2000, both the General IC Business and DRAM Business Groups have the opportunity for substantial growth and will be instrumental in contributing to the Company projected increased revenues.
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Monthly Revenue
| Accumulated Revenue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Februay | 2,878,233 | 2000 Jan.~Feb. | 6,419,175 |
| 1999 February | 2,214,077 | 1999 Jan ~Feb. | 4,287,000 |
| Increase (Decrease) | 30.0% | Increase (Decrease) | 49.7% |
Note (1): The 2000 revenue is internal data and has not been audited by a CPA.
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Wilson Wen
Vice President of Administrative Center
Tel：03-5792755
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Mike Liu
Deputy Director
Tel：03-5792516
Email：ckliu@winbond.com