FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of  April, 2004

Commission File Number:    001-16125

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

26 Chin Third Road
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR
ENGINEERING, INC.


Date: April 9, 2004 By: /s/ Joseph Tung  
  Name:
Title:		 Joseph Tung
Chief Financial Officer



ITEM 1

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
   ASE, Inc. Joseph Tung, CFO / Vice President
   Freddie Liu, Financial Controller
   Tel: + 886-2-8780-5489
   Fax: + 886-2-2757-6121
   ir@aseglobal.com
   http://www.aseglobal.com

ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.

ANNOUNCES MARCH 2004 NET REVENUES

 

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C., APRIL 9, 2004 – ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 2311), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues and the unaudited net revenues for its packaging operations in Kaohsiung for the month of March and first quarter of 2004. The Company’s revenues in the first quarter of 2004 were slightly below its original forecast. The lower than expected revenues, aside from seasonal factors, were primarily due to unexpected capacity constraints at foundries that limited certain of our customers’ wafer allocations, causing a consequent reduction in production volumes towards the end of first quarter. Despite lower than expected revenues in the first quarter, the Company continues to observe sequential revenue growth and reaffirms its guidance for 50% year-over-year revenue growth for the full year 2004.

CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY NET REVENUES (UNAUDITED) *

  Mar   Feb   Mar   Sequential   YoY  
(NT$ Million) 2004   2004   2003   Change   Change  
 
Net Revenues 6,243   5,754   3,992   +8.49 % +56.38 %

 

  Q1   Q4   Q1   Sequential   YoY  
(NT$ Million) 2004   2003   2003   Change   Change  
 
Net Revenues 17,221   18,430   11,584   -6.56 % +48.66 %

MONTHLY NET REVENUES FOR PACKAGING OPERATIONS IN KAOHSIUNG (UNAUDITED)

  Mar   Feb   Mar   Sequential   YoY  
(NT$ Million) 2004   2004   2003   Change   Change  
 
Net Revenues 3,182   3,000   2,256   +6.06 % +41.02 %

 

  Q1   Q4   Q1   Sequential   YoY  
(NT$ Million) 2004   2003   2003   Change   Change  
 
Net Revenues 8,884   10,036   6,618   -11.48 % +34.25 %

* Such consolidated net revenues include, in addition to net revenues of ASE Inc.’s packaging operations in Kaohsiung, net revenues of majority owned subsidiaries such as ASE Test Limited, ASE (Chung Li) Inc., ASE (Korea) Inc. and ASE Material Inc. ASE Material Inc.’s March revenues of NT$ 668 millions were not reflected in the consolidated net revenues due to internal sales elimination.