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Technology Stocks : Dell Technologies Inc.
DELL 122.55+4.4%Nov 21 9:30 AM EST

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To: Mani1 who wrote (146247)11/1/1999 1:47:00 PM
From: Lee  Read Replies (1) of 176387
 
Mani,.Re:.semi, its cycles and fab capacity and its trends.

From Semiconductor Industry Association.

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semi market cycle

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cap util rate

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Total semi cap spending

Re:.benefited greatly due to rapidly declining component prices. That has already stopped and WILL NOT continue going forward

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Avg price trend PCs

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PC cost structure

Re:.DRAMS DO NOT COME FROM TAIWAN.

In checking out this latest Dell story about DRAM prices possibly affecting margins this quarter, I discovered that approximately 10% of the total DRAM comes from Taiwan. Is this incorrect?

[World DRAM Price] Long-Term DRAM Prices Rise to US$8 in U.S., Europe and Asia
nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com

Re:.do not know where you got your idea of "Dell's margin has risen over the last 2/3 yrs."......

Five Year Selected Financials History: Fiscal Year Ends on January

(in millions) 12mos(2)1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Profit Margin 8.1 8.0 7.7 6.8 5.1 4.3 -1.2

stocksheet.com

Thanks for your post. If you have a chart showing DRAM spot pricing, could you please post a link to that?

Lee
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