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Qimonda’s operations and balance sheet unaffected by Infineon write-down - Goodwill impairment of EUR 61 million; remaining assets not impaired
Apr 21, 2008 - Munich
April 21, 2008 - Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, today announced that it takes the next step
in preparation for the planned disposal and resulting deconsolidation of its investment in Qimonda
AG, Munich. As of March 31, 2008, the assets and liabilities of Qimonda are being reclassified into
“Assets Held for Sale” in the consolidated balance sheet of Infineon. Following this
reclassification, and in contemplation of its planned deconsolidation, the carrying amount of the
investment in Qimonda was reduced to its market value determined on a held-for-sale basis. The
accounting by Infineon for its investment in Qimonda has no direct impact on Qimonda’s financial
reporting.
Independent of Infineon’s reclassification of its investment in Qimonda to “Assets Held for
Sale”, Qimonda has, in accordance with the accounting principles applicable to it, assessed its own
assets for recoverability of their carrying values. This assessment is based on the expected future
use of the company’s assets in its continuing operations and, among other factors, considers medium
term developments and expectations in Qimonda’s business. Based on the analysis performed, Qimonda
concluded that the carrying amount of its pre-existing goodwill is impaired and determined that all
of its tangible and remaining intangible assets are not impaired. As a result, Qimonda will write
off goodwill and charge other operating expense in the total amount of Euro 61 million as of March
31, 2008.
About Qimonda
Qimonda AG (NYSE: QI) is a leading global memory supplier with a broad diversified DRAM
product portfolio. The company generated net sales of Euro 3.61 billion in its financial year 2007
and had approximately 13,500 employees worldwide. Qimonda has access to five 300mm manufacturing
sites on three continents and operates six major R&D facilities. The company provides DRAM
products for a wide variety of applications, including in the computing, infrastructure, graphics,
mobile and consumer areas, using its power saving technologies and designs. Further information is
available at www.qimonda.com.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and forecasts
made by Qimonda management and third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including
statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on current plans, estimates and projections, and speak only as of the date they are made. We
undertake no obligation to update any of them in light of new information or future events. These
forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and are subject to a number of uncertainties,
including trends in demand and prices for semiconductors generally and for our products in
particular, the success of our development efforts, both alone and with our partners, the success
of our efforts to introduce new production processes at our facilities and the actions of our
competitors, the availability of funds for planned expansion efforts and the outcome of antitrust
investigations and litigation matters, as well as other factors. We caution you that these and a
number of other known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual future
results, or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
These factors include those identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual
Report on Form 20-F and our prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on February 11, 2008, each of
which is available without charge on our website and at
www.sec.gov
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