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Technology Stocks : Terayon - S CDMA player (TERN)
TERN 37.77+6.9%Feb 6 9:30 AM EST

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To: gdichaz who wrote (28)11/9/1998 2:57:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy  Read Replies (2) of 1658
 
Hi Chaz:

You sure like to live dangerously! However, given the huge
appreciation of your CSCO holdings, you can probably afford it.
I do not have any comment on BRCM's chip announcement. It sounds
good, but with BRCM, the PR is often ahead of the business
fundamentals. Concerning BRCM, keep in mind the following
facts:

a) It has a tiny float. The current market capitalization
has no relation with what an acquirer would be willing to
pay for the whole company.

b) It is doing great right now. However, the settop box
business is one in which many other players (such as INTC,
LSI ...) cannot afford to be frozen out. So at some point,
BRCM can expect a formidable challenge from the industry
leaders. On the cable modem chips front, expect cable modems
to go the way of ordinary modems-- a commodity business
with razor-thin margins.

So BRCM is a great company, but it is receiving a Yahoo
like valuation, when it really deserves a TXN/INTC
or PCMS/VTSS valuation.

No news yet on TERN and cable modem standards.

Best regards,

Bernard Levy
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