Taipei, Taiwan, 2nd January 2004 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced net sales for December 2003 of NT$1.54 billion (US$45.36 million approximately).
On a sequential basis, this monthly sales revenue represents a 7% decrease over November’s figure of NT$1.66 billion (US$48.78 million approximately).
VIA’s fourth quarter revenues totaled NT$5.17 billion (US$152.2 million approximately), representing a 5.44% decrease over third quarter revenues of NT$5.47 billion (US$161 million approximately). Whole year 2003 sales revenue totaled NT$20.39 billion (US$600 million approximately), representing a 19.1% decrease over the 2002 revenue of NT$25.20 billion (US$741.83 million approximately).
VIA October Sales Revenue
Net Sales | 2003* | 2003** | 2002* | 2002** | Y-on-Y Change (%) |
| December | 1,540,747 | 45,356 | 1,856,338 | 54,646 | -17% |
| January through December | 20,386,310 | 600,127 | 25,199,889 | 741,828 | -19.1% |
*In thousands of NT dollars
**In thousands of US dollars (conversion US$1 = NT$ 33.97)
About VIA Technologies, Inc.
VIA Technologies, Inc is the foremost fabless supplier of power efficient x86 processor platforms that are driving system innovation in the PC, client, ultra mobile and embedded markets. Combining energy-saving processors with digital media chipsets and advanced connectivity, multimedia and networking silicon enables a broad spectrum of computing and communication platforms, including its widely acclaimed ultra compact mainboards. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA’s global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the world’s top OEMs and system integrators. www.viatech.com.
