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iST October 2015 Revenue Report

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iST October 2015 Revenue Report

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Issued Date: 2015/11/10
Issued By: iST

iST(TWSE:3289) today (Nov. 10, 2015) announced its net revenues on a consolidated basis, the revenues for October 2015 were approximately NT$162 million. Month over month, the consolidated revenue decreased 6.28%, and increased 10.80% year over year. For the ten months ended in October, 2015, the revenues of iST totaled NT$1.677 billion, which increased 9.92% YOY.

Due to the reduced number of working days coincided with the China national holiday and gradually into the off-season, the revenues this month fell from the prior month. However, the testing demand this year continuously extends, and IC design houses gradually transform products to automotive electronics fields. As a result, the revenues in iST HQ Taiwan maintains in a certain level, which explains why the revenues this month increased 10.80% YOY.

In addition, iST phases in compatibility testing field from functional testing such as failure analysis (FA), material analysis (MA), reliability assurance (RA). In the middle of 2014, iST established HDMI/ MHL cable signal testing laboratory, and passed the audit in the beginning of 2015 and became the Authorized Test Center (ATC) of Simplay Labs.

To cope with the Premium HDMI Cable Certification Program debuted by the HDMI® Licensing LLC in October, iST has passed the audit by Simplay Labs for this program and become the first qualified lab in Taiwan. iST is now ready to certify HDMI cables made by local manufacturers for quality and performance of high speed HDMI cables in providing 4K/UltraHD contents as well as to issue security labels.

iST(TWSE:3289) October 2015 Revenue Report

(Unit: NT$ thousand)

Period October January to October
2015 161,822 1,676,504
2014 146,047 1,525,190
Increase(Decrease) 15,775 151,314
Increase(Decrease)(%) 10.80% 9.92%
About Integrated Service Technology

Founded in 1994, iST began its business from IC circuit debugging and modification and gradually expanded its scope of operations, including failure analysis, reliability verification, material analysis and so on. iST has offered full-scope verification and analysis services to the IC engineering industry, its customers cover the whole spectrum of the electronics industry from IC design to end products.

In response to rising Cloud Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Vehicles (IoV), iST not only focuses on its core services but is also expanding its service offerings based on international trends, such as LED and Automotive electronic verification platforms and high-speed signal transmission integrity services.

iST’s pursuit of precision, perfection and efficiency, which has been accredited by multiple international well-known and credible organizations including IEC/IECQ, TAF, TUV NORD and CNAS. With increased outsourcing by major international brands, iST also plays the role of independent quality testing laboratory for OBM outsourcing products and association and is certified by TI, Lenovo, Dell, Cisco, Delphi, Continental Automotive, ISTA, HDMI, etc.

On July 2015, iST and DEKRA built a joint venture, Dekra IST to provide services including LED, PCB, PCBA, and system reliability verification, which could help to strengthen both parties’ capabilities of providing first-class testing and certification services in fields of automotive, LED and medical electronics.

Headquartered in Hsinchu, iST has led it to expand its operations around the world. The iST Group now includes iST Kunshan, iST Shanghai, iST Beijing, iST Shenzhen, iST Wuhan and iST Chengdu in China; IC Service in Japan, and an iST laboratory in the US. These are all dedicated to providing customers with prompt, reliable and high-quality technical services in order to grow with the leaders of the world. For more information, please visit the iST website at: www.istgroup.com