. . . Exhibit 8.1 LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. PERCENTAGE OF OWNERSHIP COMPANY JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2003 - --------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------- SPIL (B.V.I.) Holding Limited British Virgin Islands 100.00% Siliconware Investment Company Ltd. Republic of China 100.00% Siliconware U.S.A. Inc. United States of America 100.00% SPIL (Cayman) Holding Limited Cayman Islands 100.00% Siliconware Technology (Suzhou) Limited People's Republic of China 100.00%