Faraday Monthly Sales Report - August 2005

HSINCHU, TAIWAN – September 6, 2005 Faraday Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 3035) (“Faraday”) today announced that revenues for August 2005 totaled NT$500,661 thousand, 13.1% up from the same period last year.

A break down of August's revenues includes 81.3% from ASIC, 6.2% from Design Service, and 12.5% from IP.

Table 1: Faraday August Sales Report (Unit: NT$ thousand)

(1): Year 2005 figures have not been audited.

About Faraday Technology Corporation

Faraday Technology Corporation is a leading silicon IP and fabless ASIC vendor. The company's broad IP portfolio includes 32-bit RISC CPUs, DSPs, MPEG4, H.264, PHYs/Controllers for USB 2.0, Ethernet, Serial ATA and PCI Express. With more than 500 employees and 2004 revenue of $159 million, Faraday is one of the largest fabless ASIC companies in the Asia-Pacific region, and it also has a significant presence in other world-wide markets. Headquartered in Taiwan, Faraday has service and support offices around the world, including the U.S. , Japan , Europe, and China . For more information, please visit: http://www.faraday-tech.com