Faraday Monthly Sales Report - December 2004

HSINCHU, TAIWAN – January 7, 2005 -- Faraday Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 3035) (“Faraday”) today announced that revenues for December 2004 totaled NT$464,523 thousand, 48.9% up from the same period last year. Revenues for 2004 whole year reached NT$5,043,288 thousand, 33.9% up from 2003.

A break down of December's revenue includes 75.7% from ASIC, 11.7% from Design Service, and 12.6% from IP.

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

Revenues	2004	2003	YoY Change
December	464,523	312,030	48.9%
Year 2004	5,043,288	3,767,054	33.9%

(1): Year 2004 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, PHY/Controllers for USB 2.0, Ethernet, and Serial ATA. 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 markets, world-wide. 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