SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : Semi-Equips - Buy when BLOOD is running in the streets!
LRCX 158.70+1.0%Dec 5 9:30 AM EST

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: LLCF who wrote (3734)12/11/1997 8:44:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel   of 10921
 
Looks like the third?? shoe has fallen. Just released from CBS MarketWatch 8:09 EDT Dec. 11
In the latest major blow to the chip-making equipment group, Hyundai Electronics reduced 1998 orders from Applied Materials Inc. to the tune of $100 million to $200 million, according to UBS Securities analyst Mark Fitzgerald. Looking ahead, Fitzgerald, who downgraded Applied to a "hold" in October, has even lower expectations for the industry.

"The Asian situation is going to take a while to play out," Fitzgerald said. "The question is when they'll become good buys again, but we're reluctant to jump in right now. I think the next three months holds even more bad news.

Among other casualties in the chip-equipment group, Kulicke & Soffa Corp.ÿtumbled 6 3/4 to 18 1/8, saying it will not meet First Call's first-quarter consensus estimate of 38 cents a share. See Earnings Warnings.

Kulicke & Soffa said Korean customers are rescheduling orders due to uncertainty about the economy as that nation's currency crisis took a new turn for the worse. See related story.

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.ÿ fell 3 1/8 to 55 3/8 after revealing its Korean sales and distribution partner is insolvent, which puts the company's $3.5 million in orders at risk. If not delivered, the orders could decrease sales by 5 percent.

Quantum, Seagate
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext