Press Release
2008.07.31
Sunplus Announces 1H'08 Financial Result

Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, July 31st, 2008 - Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) today announced its financial results of 1st half in 2008. The sales from January to June in 2008 totaled NT$3,433million with 37.5% gross margin while the sales in 2Q'08 totaled NT$1,781 million with 38.5% gross margin. The net profit from January to June in 2008 was NT$78 million, and the earning per share was NT$0.14 based on the outstanding 556,929,954 shares on June 30th, 2008.

(in NT$ thousand)
Jan.-Jun.'08
Jan.-Jun.'07
YoY
Net Sales
3,432,823
100.0%
5,063,294
100.0%
-32.2%
Gross Margin
1,287,094
37.49%
2,262,874
44.69%
-43.1%
Operating Income
179,604
5.23%
1,215,570
24.01%
-85.2%
Net Income
78,153
2.29%
1,196,366
23.64%
-93.5%
EPS(NT$)
* Based on outstanding 556,929,954 shares
on 2008/06/30
0.14
2.15

(in NT$ thousand)
2Q'08
1Q'08
QoQ
Net Sales
1,781,025
100.0%
1,651,799
100.0%
+7.8%
Gross Margin
686,417
36.4%
600,678
36.37%
+14.3%
Operating Income
143,711
2.2%
35,893
2.17%
+300.4%
Net Income
6,893
4.3%
71,260
4.32%
-90.3%
EPS(NT$)
* Based on outstanding 556,929,954 shares
on 2008/06/30
0.01
0.13

(in NT$ thousand)
2Q'08
2Q'07
YoY
Net Sales
1,781,025
100.0%
2,258,811
100.0%
-21.2%
Gross Margin
686,417
36.4%
947,161
41.93%
-27.5%
Operating Income
143,711
2.2%
388,559
17.20%
-63.0%
Net Income
6,893
4.3%
537,095
23.78%
-98.7%
EPS(NT$)
* Based on outstanding 556,929,954 shares
on 2008/06/30
0.01
0.96

About Sunplus

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 2401, LSE: SUPD), established in 1990, is a leading chip provider for multimedia and automotive applications such as DVD player, portable DVD player, home entertainment audio products, car infotainment and advanced driving assistance system(ADAS). Meanwhile Sunplus is offering high-speed I/O IP, high performance data conversion IP, and analog IP for a broad range of applications on consumer, portable, and connected devices for Sunplus has been accumulating strong IP technologies on consumer and multimedia segments. Sunplus is headquartered in Taiwan and has service offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu. For more information, please visit Sunplus website at www.sunplus.com.

Sunplus Contact

Spokesperson

Wayne Shen
Vice President
+886-3-5786005#2350
wayne@sunplus.com

Deputy Spokesperson

Joseph Chuang
Administration Div. Director
+886-3-5786005#3120
pr@sunplus.com