2010-01-08

Monthly Sales Announcement - December 2009

Ralink Technology (TAIEX: 3534) Monthly Sales Report – December, 2009

Issued by: Ralink Technology
Issued on: 2010/01/08

Hsinchu, Taiwan, January 8, 2010 – Ralink Technology Corp. (TAIEX: 3534) today announced that the total revenue for December 2009 reached NT$ 502.2 million, down 9.8% MoM and up 92.9% YoY. Revenue for the fourth quarter in 2009 totaled NT$ 1,609.6 million, up 9.9% QoQ and up 72.2% from the same period of last year.

 

The company stated that due to the peak season effect of the networking industry and global economic recovery, orders in December were driven by the climbing retail market, especially in Europe. Geographically, the Chinese market has become one of the most important regions, accounting for around 30% of the company’s total unit shipments.

 

With a change of the product portfolio and the company’s tight cost control, the gross margin in the fourth quarter has been improving month over month, and is better than the company expected.

 

Sales Report, December 2009 (in NT$K)

 

 

 

About Ralink Technology

Ralink Technology Corporation is a leading innovator and developer of wireless chipset solutions. Ralink products are recognized for the superior throughput, extended range, low-power consumption and consistent reliability required for Wi-Fi, mobile and embedded applications. These feature-rich chipsets have a high level of chip integration, enabling customers to build smaller and more sophisticated mobile wireless products cost-effectively. Ralink’s patented MIMObility™ technology extends Wi-Fi applications from traditional PC networking to a range of digital multimedia and handheld devices including cell phones, PDAs, cameras, print servers, HDTV and video game consoles. Ralink customers can look forward to continuous improvements in speed, bandwidth and reliability, with IEEE 802.11n solutions for next-generation high-performance Wi-Fi. Ralink Technology was founded in 2001 with headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan and an R&D center in Cupertino, California. For more information, visit Ralink at www.ralinktech.com.

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