Faraday Monthly Sales Report – January 2005

HSINCHU, TAIWAN – February 14, 2005 -- Faraday Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 3035) (“Faraday”) today announced that revenues for January 2005 totaled NT$467,157 thousand, 35.3% up from the same period last year.

A break down of January's revenue includes 80.1% from ASIC, 6.9% from Design Service, and 13.0% from IP.

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

Revenues	2005	2004	YoY Change
January	467,157	345,350	35.3%

(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, and PHY/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