SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISSI) today reported its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Revenue in the quarter ended December 31, 2008 was $37.7 million, a 31.9% decrease from revenue of $55.3 million in the September 2008 quarter and a 40.5% decrease from revenue of $63.3 million in the December 2007 quarter. Gross margin for the quarter was 20.5%, compared with 24.2% in the September 2008 quarter and 20.8% in the December 2007 quarter.

The Company reported a net loss for the December 2008 quarter of $4.1 million or ($0.16) per diluted share. These results compare with a net loss for the September 2008 quarter of $24.7 million, or ($0.92) per share, which included a goodwill charge of $25.3 million. The Company reported net income for the December 2007 quarter of $3.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.

The Company's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $45.7 million at December 31, 2008, compared to $50.0 million at September 30, 2008. In addition, the Company had long-term investments of $21.2 million at December 31, 2008, compared to $19.3 million at September 30, 2008. During the December quarter the Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of $3.0 million. The Company's inventory at December 31, 2008 totaled $38.0 million, a reduction of $1.2 million from September 30, 2008.

"Demand in all of our markets was weak during the December quarter due to the worldwide economic crisis," said Scott Howarth, ISSI's President and CEO. "As we announced in December, we have taken additional actions to reduce our spending and preserve our cash. We are very pleased that, despite the decline in our revenue, we successfully reduced our inventory and had positive cash flow from operations during the quarter. Our balance sheet remains very strong as we had $66.9 million in cash and investments at December 31," added Mr. Howarth.

Conference Call

A conference call will be held today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time to discuss this release. To access ISSI's conference call via telephone, dial 1-719-325-4798 by 1:20 p.m. Pacific time. The call will be webcast from ISSI's website at http://www.issi.com.

About the Company

ISSI is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets high performance integrated circuits for the following key markets: (i) digital consumer electronics, (ii) networking, (iii) mobile communications, (iv) automotive electronics, and (v) industrial. The Company's primary products are high speed and low power SRAM and low and medium density DRAM. The Company also designs and markets EEPROM, SmartCards and is developing selected non-memory products focused on its key markets. ISSI is headquartered in Silicon Valley with worldwide offices in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, China, Europe, Hong Kong, India, and Korea. Visit our web site at http://www.issi.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements concerning taking actions to reduce our spending and preserve our cash and our very strong balance sheet are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include supply and demand conditions in the market resulting from adverse conditions in the economy, liquidity and credit concerns or other factors, unexpected reductions in average selling prices for our products, our ability to sell our products for key applications and the pricing and gross margins achieved on such sales, our ability to control or reduce operating expenses, changes in manufacturing yields, order cancellations, order rescheduling, product warranty claims, competition, the level and value of inventory held by OEM customers, or other risks listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2008. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise the forward- looking statements in this release because of new information, future events, or otherwise.





                      Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                 (Unaudited)
                    (In thousands, except per share data)

                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                          December 31,
                                                    2008              2007


    Net sales                                      $37,665           $63,348
    Cost of sales                                   29,932            50,147
    Gross profit                                     7,733            13,201

    Operating expenses:
      Research and development                       5,208             4,774
      Selling, general and administrative            7,301             7,662
        Total operating expenses                    12,509            12,436

    Operating income (loss)                         (4,776)              765
    Interest and other income, net                     582             2,074
    Gain on sale of investments                          -               189

    Income (loss) before income taxes and
     minority interest                              (4,194)            3,028
    Provision (benefit) for income taxes               (60)               60

    Income (loss) before minority interest          (4,134)            2,968

    Minority interest in net (income)
     loss of consolidated subsidiaries                  64                (1)

    Net income (loss)                              $(4,070)           $2,967

    Basic net income (loss) per share               ($0.16)            $0.08
    Shares used in basic per share
     calculation                                    25,603            36,588

    Diluted net income (loss) per share             ($0.16)            $0.08
    Shares used in diluted per share
     calculation                                    25,603            36,897



                      Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
                    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                (In thousands)

                                                December 31,     September 30,
                                                    2008               2008
                                                 (unaudited)            (1)
                             ASSETS
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                    $40,275            $42,175
      Short-term investments                         5,375              7,840
      Accounts receivable, net                      20,721             34,741
      Inventories                                   38,027             39,222
      Other current assets                           3,003              4,717

    Total current assets                           107,401            128,695
    Property, equipment and leasehold
     improvements, net                              24,082             24,555
    Long-term investments                           21,203             19,304
    Purchased intangible assets, net                 1,794              2,000
    Other assets                                     1,407              1,397
    Total assets                                  $155,887           $175,951


             LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                             $22,991            $35,171
      Accrued compensation and benefits              4,018              3,729
      Accrued expenses                               5,940              8,157

    Total current liabilities                       32,949             47,057

    Other long-term liabilities                        679                715

    Total liabilities                               33,628             47,772

    Commitments and contingencies

    Minority interest                                1,029                789

    Stockholders' equity:
      Common stock                                       3                  3
      Additional paid-in capital                   308,664            310,712
      Accumulated deficit                         (184,501)          (180,431)
      Accumulated comprehensive loss                (2,936)            (2,894)

    Total stockholders' equity                     121,230            127,390
    Total liabilities and stockholders'
     equity                                       $155,887           $175,951

                (1) Derived from audited financial statements.

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