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Technology Stocks : Neomagic Corp. (NMGC)
NMGC 0.00730-43.4%Nov 7 9:54 AM EST

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To: James Wright who wrote (2907)5/3/1999 9:42:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.  Read Replies (1) of 3645
 
Fabless chip suppliers face tightening wafer supply
A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc.
Story posted 3:45 p.m. EST/12:45 p.m., PST, 4/30/99
By Crista Souza

SAN JOSE (ChipWire/EBN) --Cheap and abundant processed
silicon may soon be a thing of the past, as demand for
semiconductor wafers threatens to outstrip the industry's
IC-fabrication capacity, warn some chip analysts.

Concerns are growing in the wake of projections that wafer
requirements by fabless chip companies will increase 43% in
1999 over last year's consumption rate. A total of 1.5 million
processed wafer will be needed by fabless companies, according
to a new survey of those chip suppliers. The bulk of that
growth--27%--is expected to occur in the first half of the year.

This anticipated increase in demand, coupled with the tendency of
integrated-device manufacturers (IDMs)--such as Motorola,
Philips, and Toshiba--to rely on foundries for a greater portion of
their semiconductor production, means competition for fab space
may be intense.
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