The company has posted losses in each of the last seven quarters through the end of 2008, and is likely to post more losses in the first and second quarter of 2009, Vice President Pai Pei-lin said at the firm's quarterly investor conference.
He added that chip prices should rise gradually in the first quarter from the fourth as the sector shows fledgling signs of recovery, but that the company's bit output will fall 15-20 percent over the same period.
Nanya Technology posted a net loss of T$10.4 billion ($310 million) in October-December, amid a bleak economic environment and weaker chip prices due to oversupply. That was slightly narrower than the T$11.3 billion loss a year earlier.
(US$1=T$33.6)
(Reporting by Baker Li and Argin Chang, Editing by Keiron Henderson) Keywords: NANYATECH/ (baker.li@thomsonreuters.com; +886 2 2508-0815; Reuters messaging: baker.li.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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