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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (32499)	9/16/1999 9:44:00 AM
From: Jeffrey D	Respond to of 70976

Japan July results. Jeff library.northernlight.com << JAPAN SEMICONDUCTOR MAKING EQUIPMENT SALES UP 44.3% IN JULY TOKYO - Sales of semiconductor fabrication equipment in Japan, including imports, were 51.914 billion yen in July, up 44.3% from a year ago, the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan said on Wednesday. Behind the sharp rise is increasing capital expenditure by memory fabricating companies, buoyed by rising demand for chips used in personal computers, cellular phones and digital home appliances, industry analysts said. Copyright ¸ 1999 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (32499)	9/16/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: Jeffrey D	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

....and from Taiwan. Jeff << Story Filed: Thursday, September 16, 1999 4:00 AM EST Sep 16, 1999 (Asia Pulse via COMTEX) -- ASIANET SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1999 Press releases distributed by AsiaNet to Asia Pulse today: FOUNDRY BOOM....... TAIPEI: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), sponsors of SEMICON Taiwan 99, said today Taiwan now accounted for two thirds of the worldwide revenue for foundry-produced integrated circuits. SEMI said as a result, semiconductor equipment capital spending had increased from $USM80 in 1990 to nearly $3.28 billion in 1998, and was projected to be $4.2 and $5.2 billion in 1999 and 2000. ORDER PLACED.......