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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (31516)	7/20/1999 10:55:00 AM
From: Jeffrey D	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

AMAT laying people off in Texas? Go figure. Jeff library.northernlight.com << Low prices continue to plague the semiconductor markets, leading to layoff announcements at Applied Materials and Texas Instruments and delays in expansion plans by San Antonio-based VLSI Technology. At the same time, PC-makers like Dell Computer have benefited from lower component costs. Chip prices are expected to level off rather than rise in the short term, but as Asia's economies recover employment growth may stabilize in the Texas semiconductor industry. >>