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First Sensor AG

Interim / Quarterly Report Aug 29, 2006

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BUSINESS REPORT

for the first six months of the 2006 business year (unaudited)

BUSINESS REPORT II/2006 SILICON SENSOR GROUP

Financial ratios April 01 – June 30, 2006 (second quarter 2006)

April 01, 2006 - April 01, 2005 - Change % Change
June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005 in
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Sales revenue 8,145 3,231 4,914 152
Back orders 19,008 8,005 11,003 137
EBITDA 1,795 714 1,081 151
EBIT 1,259 487 772 159
Second quarter surplus 772 320 452 141
Second quarter surplus €/
individual share certificate 0.22 0.14 0.08 57
Share 3,457,900 2,317,500 1,140,400 49
R&D expenditure 1,549 128 1,421 1,110
Staff (June 30) 230 101 129 128

Financial ratios January 01 – June 30, 2006 (first half-year 2006)

Jan. 01, 2006 - Jan. 01, 2005 - Change % Change
June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005 in
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Sales revenue 15,620 6,593 9,027 137
Back orders 19,008 8,005 11,003 137
EBITDA 3,618 1,578 2,040 129
EBIT 2,558 1,131 1,427 126
Six-month surplus 1,525 789 736 93
Six-month surplus €/
individual share certificate 0.44 0.34 0.10 29
Share 3,457,900 2,317,500 1,140,400 49
R&D expenditure 1,992 270 1,722 638
Staff (June 30) 230 101 129 128

Preface

Silicon Sensor on solid growth course

To all shareholders and business partners,

The Silicon Sensor group continued to grow dynamically during the 2nd quarter of the 2006 business year. Compared with the same period in 2005, sales more than doubled and reached € 15.62 mn in the first half of the year (6/30 2005: € 6.59 mn). In the 2nd quarter, sales rose by some 152 % over the year before, while quarterly surplus increased by 141 %.

In the first half of 2006, EBITDA grew by 129 % from € 1.578 mn (6/30 2005) to € 3.618 mn (6/30 2006) and thus more than doubled as well. EBIT operative results rose by € 1.427 mn, from € 1.131 mn (6/30 2005) to € 2.558 mn (6/30 2006), a growth rate of 126 %. The result after interest and tax improved by 93 % over the previous year, from € 789,000 (6/30 2005) to € 1.525 mn. Due to the greater number of shares after a capital increase in 2005, earnings per share over the reporting period were € 0.44, an improvement of € 0.10 over the previous year (6/30 2005: € 0.34). This welcome trend has continued into the present quarter.

A particularly positive development is seen in the order backlog which, for the group as a whole, grew by 137 %, to € 19.0 mn (6/30: 2006) over last year (6/30 2005: € 8.0 mn). Compared with the 1st quarter of 2006 alone, orders on hand increased by more than 46 %. Workforce size rose from 101 on June 30, 2005 to 230 at present.

As reported earlier, work will continue in the current business year to create the basis for future growth. The foundation stone for extending the production site at Dresden/Germany is to be laid in the 3rd quarter of 2006.

Now as before, manufacturing will center on customized products, some requiring massive development efforts, with the accent on custom-made hybrid ICs, and packaging and sensor solutions.

The Silicon Sensor group is a specialist supplier of customized solutions mostly for applications using pressure, imaging and optoelectronic sensors (photodetectors) for the detection and measurement of alpha, beta, gamma and X-rays, and of UV radiation, visible light and near-infrared radiation. The group also develops and makes highly reliable customer-specific hybrid circuits and products for microsystem technology. Customers include leading industrial groups and research establishments wishing to outsource highly specialized manufacturing processes which do not fit their production patterns or strategic orientation. Products made by the group are used as basic components for the widest possible range of applications. This makes the Silicon Sensor group largely independent of the business cycles in the various industries. The market for these high-end products is generally seen as favorable, and so is the potential for further growth.

As one of the world's leaders in engineering, the Silicon Sensor group develops, manufactures and supplies optical and electronic high-end solutions for a very discriminating market. It has developed avalanche photodiodes (APD) and avalanche photodiode arrays which have become the first choice of users worldwide. Customers use APDs and laser modules in high-precision distance measuring systems for a variety of applications.

The acquisition last year of Microelectronic Packaging Dresden GmbH did not basically affect the operations of the group. Instead, MPD GmbH directly extends the group's value chain and makes it less dependent on external service providers. With over 35 years of experience in setup and linking processes for making semiconductor devices and sensors, and a proven capacity for the contract production of electronic components and modules using customized linking techniques in runs of up to several million pieces per year, the Silicon Sensor group can now open up completely new market segments in the field of series production. At the same time, MPD has added experience and skills as an automotive supplier, strengthened the group's existing business segments and will continue to do so in future. In addition, MPD is developing new approaches and applications and, in cooperation with industrial partners, has begun to create system solutions primarily for CMOS camera systems and MEMS which are intended to reduce market dependence on the rest of the industry.

Planning for the business years to follow indicates that future growth has been secured. Liquidity planning for the group assumes further sales growth with the related positive development in operative cash flow.

Foreign developments

After the group has secured a market for itself in Europe, the greatest potential for future growth is now in the Americas and Asia. The successful establishment of Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc. has made it possible, and promising, to seek larger penetration in these markets. The organic growth achieved so far testifies to a growing acceptance of Silicon Sensor products also in the U.S. We are convinced that the recent engagement by our subsidiary, Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc., of Mr. Mark K. Nicklas, former Vice President Sales of the direct competitor Advanced Photonix Inc., will in the long term result in clearly better market penetration and a strengthening of our position in the U.S. It is gratifying that related measures can already be financed from the operative cash flow of the U.S. subsidiary. Due to increased distribution costs, we do not expect Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc. to improve results for this business year in a big way, but instead hope to see a steadily rising contribution to operating income in the years to come.

Personnel

At the end of the quarter, the workforce of the Silicon Sensor group was more than twice that of last year due to the acquisition of MPD GmbH and now stands at a total of 230 (up from 101 at the end of the 2nd quarter 2005).

Outlook

The Silicon Sensor Group has established itself as a specialist supplier of highquality customized solutions in the market for optical sensors, pressure and imaging sensors and hybrid electronics.

The group expects stable sales and revenue in future and assumes that all of its subsidiaries will earn profits. Apart from improved turnover and earnings, the current business year will also be devoted to creating the basis for future growth.

The market significance of the Silicon Sensor group is expected to rise in 2006 as existing know-how is turned into a strategic success factor for continuous growth both in sales and revenue.

In the last two business years, the group's dependence on a few major clients was clearly reduced by widening the customer base. In addition, a beginning presence in the U.S. and Asian markets will help compensate for fluctuations in demand and the dependence on large customers in Europe in the medium term. Risks resulting from general economic development are to be minimized by branching out into new business segments.

With a view to multifunctional industrial applications, growth will concentrate in the field of sensors. The company's development capability is vital for the high product quality that has been achieved in creating up-market problem solutions.

Berlin, August 2006

Silicon Sensor International AG

The Managing Board

Dr. Bernd Kriegel Dr. Hans-Georg Giering

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2006 (IFRS)

Assets June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005
CURRENT ASSETS € 1,000 € 1,000
Cash and cash equivalents 4,239 3,476
Short-term investments 555 602
Trade accounts receiveable 4,590 1,265
Accounts receivable from associated companies 84 0
Inventories 4,523 3,329
Tax assets 363 0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 313 264
Total current assets 14,667 8,936
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 8,850 4,267
Intangible assets 6,212 103
Equity holdings in associated companies 416 0
Goodwill 11,158 1,846
Deferred taxes 9 8
Other assets 22 23
Total non current assets 26,667 6,247
TOTAL ASSETS 41,334 15,183
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term debt 2,169 567
Trade accounts payable 1,028 290
Equity holdings in associated companies 47 0
Advance payments received 130 129
Accrued expenses 331 152
Income tax payable 1,346 854
Other current liabilities 1,591 869
Total current liabilities 6,642 2,861
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term debt 6,075 1,133
Accrued expenses 76 38
Deferred tax liability 2,570 242
Deferred revenues 1,317 280
Total non-current liabilities 10,038 1,693
MINORITY INTEREST 1,283 1
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share capital 10,374 6,953
Additional paid-in capital 10,727 3,437
Translation reserve -232 -190
Retained earnings 2,502 428
Total shareholders' equity 23,371 10,628
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 41,334 15,183

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

FOR THE FIRST SIX-MONTHS 2006 (IFRS)

April 01 - April 01 - Jan. 01 - Jan. 01 -
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Revenues 8,145 3,231 15,620 6,593
Other operating income 334 103 6,060 171
Changes in inventories of finished
goods and work in progress 198 38 278 157
Production of own fixed assets
capitalized 23 24 47 55
Cost of purchased materials and
services -2,966 -902 -5,781 -1,823
Personnel expenses -2,656 -1,310 -4,996 -2,530
Depreciation and amortization on
intagible assets, and plant and
equipment -536 -227 -1,060 -447
Other operating expenses -1,283 -470 -7,610 -1,045
OPERATING INCOME 1,259 487 2,558 1,131
Interest income and expense -54 -10 -146 -29
RESULT BEFORE INCOME
TAXES AND MINORITY
INTEREST 1,205 477 2,412 1,102
Income tax -395 -159 -810 -315
RESULT BEFORE MINORITY
INTEREST 810 318 1,602 787
Minority interest -38 2 -77 2
NET INCOME/ LOSS 772 320 1,525 789
Basic and diluted earnings per
share
0.22 0.14 0.44 0.34
Number of shares used for the
calculation of basic and diluted
earnings per share (in thousend) 3,458 2,318 3,458 2,318

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

FOR THE FIRST SIX-MONTHS 2006 (IFRS)

Jan. 01 - Jan. 01 -
June 30, 2006
€ 1,000
June 30, 2005
€ 1,000
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT 2,557 1,131
Depreciation of intangible assets and property,
plant and equipment 1,060 447
Income from contributions -159 -73
Other expenditure/ income not affecting payments 0 -38
Loss on the disposal of assets 2 1
Changes in provisions 63 -288
Changes in assets not allocable to investing- or
financing activities -1,655 -399
Changes in liabilities not allocable to investing or
financing activities 636 -21
Paid interest -230 -57
Paid taxes -789 -41
Appreciation of current assets 0 -58
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 1,485 604
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in intangible assets and property, plant and
equipment -885 -888
Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets,
property, plant and equipment 0 205
Payments for buying stocks and shares -105 0
Payments for buying shares of subsidiaries -401 0
Proceeds from government grants 159 73
Interest income 89 29
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES -1,143 -581
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of share capital 0 0
Proceeds from short or long-term borrowings 0 0
Proceeds of loans -845 -331
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES -845 -331
NET EFFECT OF CURRENCY TRANSLATION ON
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS -10 4
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS -513 -304
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE DATE
4,752 3,780
OF JUNE 30 4,239 3,476

CHANGE IN EQUITY

FOR THE FIRST SIX-MONTHS 2006 (IFRS)

Number Share Reserves Other Trans Retained Total
of shares Capital Reserves lation Earnings
Reserve
'000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Dec. 31, 2004 2,318 6,953 3,216 -187 -204 9,778
Option scheme prev. Y.s 174 -174 0
Option scheme 2005 47 47
Six-month surplus 789 789
Net effect of currency 14 14
June 30, 2005 2,318 6,953 3,437 428 -190 10,628
Number
of shares
Share
Capital
Reserves Other
Reserves
Trans
lation
Retained
Earnings
Minority
Interests
Total
Reserve
'000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Dec. 31, 2005 3,458 10,374 10,919 -20 977 -140 1,381 23,491
Exercise of share
options
0
Acquisition of
minority holdings
-175 -175
Issue of registered
capital
0
Curreny translation
differences
-92 -92
Total of results
registered directly in
equity capital -172 -172
Results for the period 1,525 77 1,602
June 30, 2006 3,458 10,374 10,919 -192 2,502 -232 1,283 24,654

SILICON SENSOR INTERNATIONAL AG – GROUP NOTES TO BUSINESS REPORT

FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTH OF THE BUSINESS YEAR 2006

1. General

Silicon Sensor International AG, Berlin (hereinafter - SIS, the Company) and its subsidiaries are involved in developing, producing and marketing of customdesigned optical sensors. Within the SIS several subsidiaries operate as individual business units in the market. Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc. is involved in the marketing of sensor chips and sensor systems in North America and Asia. At the end of the quarter, the workforce of the Silicon Sensor group was more than twice that of last year due to the acquisition of MPD GmbH and now stands at a total of 230 (up from 101 at the end of the 2nd quarter 2005).

The registered office address of the Group is located at Charlottenstraße 57, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

The object of SIS is the development, the production and the marketing of customdesigned optical sensors as well as the participation in companies.

2. Consolidated financial statement in accordance with art. 292a paragraph 1 and 2 german commercial law

SIS has used the right in Art. 292a Paragraph 1 and 2 German Commercial Law to state a consolidated financial statements for the SIS-Group in accordance with International Accounting Standards IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards, as of December 2002).

3. Summary of significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in preparing the financial statements of SIS are in accordance with the Annual Report for the year 2005.

4. Notes to cash flow statements

SIS shows cash flow from current business activities in accordance with IAS 7 "Cash flow statement" using the indirect method where profit or loss for the period under review is adjusted to the effects of transactions in which no payment was effected, the delimitation of the inflow/outflow of funds from ongoing business activities in the past or in future, and income or expense items related to the cash flow from investment/financing activity. Contrary to the previous year, translation was based on the operating result so that interest and tax payments were shown as separate items within the operating cash flow.

5. Contingent liabilities IAS 34.16

(1) Various legal actions and claims are pending or may be asserted in the future against Group companies from litigation and claims incident to the ordinary course of business. Related risks have been analysed as to likelihood of occurrence. Although the outcome of these matters cannot always be ascertained with precision, Management believes that no material liabilities are likely to result.

(2) Contingent liabilities furthermore result out of the rent of offices and office equipment, as well as from the operating lease of cars. The contingent liabilities split up as follows:

2006 2007 - 2011 as of 2011
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Rent and lease 744 1,978 2,636
Premium-oriented
pension plans 196 769 879
940 2,747 3,515

As of December 31, 2005

As of June 30, 2006

7 - 12/2006 2007 - 2011 as of 2011
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Rent and lease 366 2,024 2,640
Premium-oriented
pension plans 98 769 879
464 2,793 3,519

6. Segment reporting 2006

This is provided on the following basis:

(1) Application-oriented chip and component manufacture

In this segment, the group primarily develops and manufactures high-quality user-specific silicon sensors which have uses, for instance, in the geodetic surveying of the earth, and in monitoring the blood and circulatory functions of astronauts. In addition, chips are made into customized hybrid ICs and modules.

(2) Other products

These include clinical sensor applications for the extra/intraoperative detection of tumor cells. More particularly, the segment makes semiconductor radiation sensors for industrial and laboratory use and PC measuring systems for coating thickness measurement, PET radiochemistry and dosimetry.

First quarter 2006

Custom-designed production Other production Consolidated
March 31, March 31, March 31, March 31, March 31, March 31,
2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Segment turnover 7,396 3,351 79 11 7,475 3,362
Segment result 733 517 20 -48 753 469

Second quarter 2006

Custom-designed production Other production Consolidated
June 30,
June 30,
June 30, June 30, June 30,
June 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005
€ 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000 € 1,000
Segment turnover 15,455 6,466 165 127 15,620 6,593
Segment result 1,504 765 20 24 1,524 789

Internal statement

Officers held the following (individual) shares in the company on the June 30, 2006:

Dr. Hans-Georg Giering 5,000 (June 30, 2005:
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