Faraday Monthly Sales Report – October 2005

HSINCHU, TAIWAN – November 4, 2005 -- Faraday Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 3035) (“Faraday”) today announced that revenues for October 2005 totaled NT$506,319 thousand, 10.0% up from the same period last year. A break down of October's revenues includes 84.4% from ASIC, 3.3% from Design Service, and 12.3% from IP.

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

Revenues	2005	2004	YoY Change
October	506,319	460,336	10.0%

(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, 10/100 Ethernet, Serial ATA, PCI Express, Cell Library, Memory Compiler. With more than 500 employees and 2004 revenue of US$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