TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASE Test Limited (Nasdaq: ASTSF - News) today announces that its unaudited consolidated February 2006 net revenues were US$40.3 million. Compared to prior periods, the February figure represents an increase of 1% sequentially and an increase of 47% year-over-year.

Consolidated Monthly net revenues (unaudited)

	February	January	February*	Sequential	YoY
(US$000)	2006	2006	2005	Change	Change
Net Revenues	40,348	40,076	27,458	1 %	47 %

* February 2005 revenues are retroactively adjusted to net out revenues from discontinuing operations of ASE Malaysia's Camera Module assembly operation.

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