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To: Chi Pan who wrote (6006)	9/20/1999 5:57:00 PM
From: Honor First	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9582

I also called the company about 4:15 - the lady said it was because of the earthquake and they had not yet established communication. Honor

To: Chi Pan who wrote (6006)	9/21/1999 1:32:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

After all this panic, UMC seems to be fine, Chip prices are going up. I bought more today.Taiwan market is closed today "Foundry service provider United Microelectronics Corp., also based in Hsinchu, was attempting to assess damage at its facilities. UMC's U.S. operation in Sunnyvale, Calif., indicated that the initial assessment indicates no disruption to the company's wafer-processing lines. "We talked to one of the process engineers there, who said things appeared to be fine, although he's a pretty junior-level guy, so I wouldn't say that's the official report," said Jim Ballingall, vice president of worldwide marketing at UMC, based in Sunnyvale. "The power went out as you might expect; however, back-up power was working, which is a good sign." Back-up power will allow UMC to keep key tools, such as furnace annealing equipment, up and running. When it lost power during a huge outage that afflicted the island in July, UMC lost only about 0.5% of all in-process wafers, Ballingall said. The company expects to provide more details in a statement later today.

To: Chi Pan who wrote (6006)	9/21/1999 8:35:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9582

In Taiwan, where financial markets were shut, United Microelectronics said its losses from the quake would exceed the NT$400 million it lost during an island-wide power shortage in late July, according to the island's Central News Agency. Winbond said it expects to lose three days of production, worth about NT$220 million, the agency said. Chen Li-jung, a spokeswoman for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., said the company's wafer fabrication plants weren't damaged, though they were closed. A 20-hour power outage at TSMC could cut monthly sales by 5 percent, according to CMG's Greaton. ASE Test, the world's biggest semiconductor testing company, said it doesn't expect a loss from the quake. The company didn't halt production during the quake, and nor did it suffer any damage, it said in a statement.