MOSAID Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results for Fiscal Year 2004

OTTAWA, Ontario – June 17, 2004 – MOSAID Technologies Incorporated (TSX:MSD) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended April 23, 2004.

As a result of exiting the fabless semiconductor business and discontinuing operations of the Semiconductor Division in September 2003, the Company revised certain previously disclosed results of operations and amended its financial presentation, in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004 were $8,984,000 compared to $11,405,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003. Net income for the quarter was $815,000 or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $8,389,000 or $0.82 per diluted share a year ago. Before discontinued operations, earnings for the quarter were $456,000 or $0.04 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $1,142,000 or $0.11 per diluted share a year ago.

Revenues for the fiscal year were $29,396,000 compared to revenues of $37,981,000 reported for the same period last year. Net loss for fiscal year 2004 was $8,581,000 or $0.83 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $19,897,000 or $1.94 per diluted share reported for fiscal 2003. The loss for fiscal 2004 before discontinued operations was $916,000 or $0.09 per diluted share compared to a loss before discontinued operations of $407,000 or $0.04 a year ago.

MOSAID holds a minority investment in Acuid Corporation Limited, which is a development stage company providing high-speed data transfer technology. Following MOSAID’s year-end, Acuid secured an investment round whose valuation has warranted the writing down of MOSAID’s investment by $580,000. Both the fourth quarter and fiscal 2004 income statements reflect this writedown.

The Company’s cash balance and short-term marketable securities at the end of fiscal 2004 were $38.2 million, compared with $42.3 million at the conclusion of fiscal 2003.

"We finished the fiscal year having improved our quarterly earnings before discontinued operations in each quarter," said George Cwynar, President and Chief Executive Officer of MOSAID. "Our improving financial strength is partly due to the recovery in the memory markets but it is equally the result of actions we took during the year. We discontinued our networking chip business, practiced tight cost control, and drove a sequential increase in revenues and margins within our Systems Division. We believe that the Company is now on firm financial footing to advance its ambitions in the intellectual property arena through the development and licensing of memory IP; and in the provision of automatic test equipment for the testing of memory."

Operating Highlights

Signed Patent Licensing Agreement with Philips Electronics  

In the fourth quarter, Philips Electronics, one of the world’s largest electronics companies, licensed MOSAID’s patent portfolio for embedded memory applications employed within its semiconductor products. Philips is the first European company to have licensed MOSAID’s patents and the second manufacturer to sign a running royalty rate based patent license.

At the end of the quarter there were fifteen companies on notice for patent infringement and MOSAID is in licensing discussions with a number of these manufacturers. MOSAID has a total of 526 issued or pending patents in its portfolio.

Design Licensing Group Signed Two Lead Customers for IP Blocks 

MOSAID recently announced that its newly formed design licensing group had successfully signed its first two lead customers for its semiconductor IP products. The first agreement was a multi-million dollar contract with a major semiconductor manufacturer for a high-speed embedded DRAM macrocell to be used with its embedded processor products. The second customer, a leader in advanced ASIC technology, signed a multi-use license for MOSAID’s complete memory controller solution consisting of the 333 MHz QDRÒ II SRAM Controller, HSTL (High Speed Transceiver Logic) I/O library and DLL (Delay Locked Loop).

Lawsuits Advanced Against Samsung and Infineon

Patent infringement cases against Samsung and Infineon progressed during the year on a number of fronts with key milestones being the advancement through fact discovery, and the joint claims construction, or Markman hearing, which was held in January 2004 before Judge Martini of the U.S. District Court for New Jersey. During the fourth quarter, Judge Martini released his Order and MOSAID filed a motion for clarification with regard to a disclaimer term introduced in the Judge’s ruling. This motion was denied by the Court earlier this week. MOSAID also filed a motion for sanctions against Samsung arising from its failure to deliver technical documents related to its DRAM products. Hearings were held on May 10 & 19, 2004 to assess the request for sanctions. The next hearing regarding this matter is scheduled for July 1, 2004.

On May 21, 2004, MOSAID withdrew infringement claims regarding the DLL patent in its current litigation against Infineon to avoid delays which would result from the requirement for separate fact discovery and claim construction proceedings relating to the DLL. There are nine patents common to the Samsung and Infineon cases and it is those patents that were addressed in the January 2004 Markman hearing. Currently, the trial date for the Samsung case is set for December 7, 2004. The Infineon case will be transferred back to the Northern District of California for trial.

Systems Division Continues to Post Strong Quarterly Profitability

During the second half of the fiscal year the Systems Division returned to profitability, delivering pre-tax profits of 19% in each of the last two quarters. Shipments of the MS4205 and MS4205ex test systems improved on a sequential basis throughout the year, reflecting increasing demand from semiconductor manufacturers to acquire high performance test capability for the latest high-speed Flash and DRAM memories.

In the fourth quarter, the Systems Division released the latest version of its Test Control Software (TCS 6.0), which is embedded within MOSAID’s MS4205 and MS4205ex test systems operating at speeds of up to 832 Mbps. MOSAID believes it is the first company to provide full bit-map capture display and analysis for 4 Gigabit memories, such as the latest NAND Flash devices.

About MOSAID
MOSAID Technologies Incorporated is an independent semiconductor company operating through two divisions:

• Intellectual Property - a developer and licensor of memory intellectual property.
• Systems - the leading supplier of engineering memory test and analysis systems to memory manufacturers, foundries and fabless chip companies around the world.

Founded in 1975, MOSAID is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with offices in Santa Clara, California; Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K; and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit the Company’s web site at www.mosaid.com.

Forward Looking Information
This document may contain forward-looking statements relating to the Company's operations or to the environment in which the Company operates. Such statements are based on current expectations that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and/or beyond MOSAID's control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, due to factors such as customer demand and timing of purchasing decisions, product and business mix, competitive products, pricing pressures as well as general economic and industry conditions. MOSAID assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in any forward-looking statements. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in other public filings with the Ontario Securities Commission.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOLLOW

MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
(Incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)

	As at	As at
	April 23, 2004 (unaudited)	April 25, 2003 (audited)
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$9,021	$4,144
Short term marketable securities	29,140	38,167
Accounts receivable	6,020	7,635
Inventories	3,201	3,517
Prepaid expenses	292	802
	47,674	54,265
Capital Assets	9,108	13,402
Long-term Investments	670	2,032
Future Income Taxes Recoverable	12,025	12,708
	$69,477	$82,407
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$7,466	$12,461
Mortgage payable	207	191
Deferred revenue	1,265	659
	8,938	13,311
Mortgage Payable	4,815	5,022
	13,753	18,333
Shareholders' Equity
Share capital	84,556	84,268
Contributed surplus	108	165
Deficit	(28,940)	(20,359)
	55,724	64,074
	$69,477	$82,407

MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

	13 weeks	13 weeks		52 weeks	52 weeks
	ended	ended		ended	ended
	April 23,	April 25,		April 23,	April 25,
	2004	2003		2004	2003
Revenues
Operations	$8,779	$11,189		$28,417	$36,874
Interest	205	216		979	1,107
	8,984	11,405		29,396	37,981
Expenses
Labour and materials	2,068	1,584		5,912	7,793
Research and development	1,909	2,173		6,218	8,877
Selling and marketing	3,273	3,569		11,951	9,177
General and administration	1,137	1,695		4,984	6,932
Bad debts (recovery)	-	-		-	(70)
Restructuring	(288)	2,595		(288)	3,378
	8,099	11,616		28,777	36,087
	885	(211)		619	1,894
Loss on writedown of long-term investment	(580)	-		(580)	(518)
Loss on disposal of long-term investment	-	-		(157)	(426)
Income (loss) before income tax expense and discontinued operations	305	(211)		(118)	950
Income tax (recovery) expense	(151)	931		798	1,357
Earnings (loss) before discontinued operations	456	(1,142)		(916)	(407)
Discontinued operations recovery (expense) (net of tax)	359	(7,247)		(7,665)	(19,490)
Net income (loss)	815	(8,389)		(8,581)	(19,897)
Deficit, beginning of period	(29,755)	(11,970)		(20,359)	(462)
Deficit, end of period	($28,940)	($20,359)		($28,940)	($20,359)
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic – before discontinued operations	$0.04	($0.11)		($0.09)	($0.04)
Diluted – before discontinued operations	$0.04	($0.11)		($0.09)	($0.04)
Basic – net income (loss)	$0.08	($0.82)		($0.83)	($1.94)
Diluted – net income (loss)	$0.08	($0.82)		($0.83)	($1.94)
Weighted average number of shares
Basic	10,329,753	10,235,608		10,300,763	10,238,808
Diluted	10,507,353	10,235,608		10,300,763	10,238,808

MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

	13 weeks	13 weeks		52 weeks	52 weeks
	ended	ended		ended	ended
	April 23,	April 25,		April 23,	April 25,
	2004	2003		2004	2003
Operating
Net earnings (loss)	$815	($8,389)		($8,581)	($19,897)
Items not affecting cash
Amortization	613	1,380		2,972	5,692
Writedown of assets	-	(333)		-	-
Loss on disposal of   capital assets	-	364		7	369
Future income tax   recoverable	683	(35)		683	(2,384)
Writedown of long-term   investment	580	-		580	518
Loss on disposal of   long-term investment	-	-		162	426
Restructuring	-	1,965		2,266	2,015
	2,691	(5,048)		(1,911)	(13,261)
Change in non working capital items	(1,819)	2,904		(1,966)	1,371
	872	(2,144)		(3,877)	(11,890)
Investing
Acquisition of capital assets - net	(365)	(529)		(933)	(2,310)
Acquisition of short-term marketable securities	(253)	(15,924)		(42,168)	(64,060)
Proceeds on disposal/maturity of short-term marketable securities	3	6,439		51,195	69,949
Proceeds on disposal of long-term investments	-	-		620	3,221
	(615)	(10,014)		8,714

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