Interim Report 2008

Interim Report 2008 中期報告 29 2. 人民幣升值、勞工成本上升、實際 稅率提高等因素也對本集團溢利帶 來負面影響。 3. 二零零八年，本集團加速了玻璃非 球面 GMP 技術的研發進展，成立了 專門的非球面模具研發生產中心； 推動自動對焦╱變焦技術在手機鏡 頭及照相模組上的運用；進行三維 光學影像測量儀和干涉顯微儀的 研發。這些項目的投入和費用比較 大，今年上半年集團研發費用較去 年同期增長約 220% 。 針對上述原因，本集團管理層已採取了 以下應對措施： 1. 擴展客戶基礎，爭取新訂 單 爭取獲得全球領先手機製造商的訂 單，以分散本集團手機相關業務過 分集中於中國本土手機廠商的風險 並改善產能利用率。 2. 加強高像素手機鏡頭及照 相模組的市場推廣力度 本集團已具備量產二百萬像素及以 上手機鏡頭及照相模組的能力，下 一步要加強上述產品的市場推廣力 度，提高高像素手機鏡頭及照相模 組的出貨比例，改善本集團整體的 毛利率。 2. To a certain extent, factors such as RMB appreciation, the increase in labour cost and increase in effective tax rate etc. have brought negative impacts to the Group’s profit. 3. In this year 2008, the Group is accelerating the development of aspheric glass lens — Glass Mould Press (“GMP”). The Group has also set up a centre specializing in the development and manufacture of aspheric lens moulds. Besides, the Group is promoting the use of auto focus/zoom function in mobile phone lens sets and camera modules, and developing 3D optical vision measuring machines and microscopic interferometers. The investment and expenditure of all the above projects are relatively high. For the first half of the year, the research and development expenses have increased by approximately 220% compared to the corresponding period in 2007. In response to the challenges mentioned above, the management of the Group has adopted the following measures: 1. To expand customer base and obtain orders from new customers We will try to get orders from leading global mobile phone manufacturers instead of relying heavily on domestic mobile phone manufacturers so as to minimize the risk for the group’s mobile-phone-related business, and improve the utilization rate of production capacity. 2. To enhance the marketing of high-pixel camera lens sets and camera modules for mobile phones With the ability to carry out mass production of mobile phone camera lens sets and camera modules of 2.0 mega pixels or above, the Group will further enhance the marketing of the above products, increase the delivery proportion of high-pixel camera lens sets and camera modules of mobile phones and improve its overall gross profit margin.