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To: Darryl Olson who wrote (23562)	11/7/1999 9:13:00 PM
From: cluka	Respond to of 25960

Chip industry marches out of the doldrums By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 8, 1999 ...Yet there are plenty of smaller players. One of the key bellwether companies is Cymer in San Diego, which makes specialized lasers used to etch the most-advanced microcircuits on silicon wafers. After posting three quarters of net losses, Cymer recently reported a strong gain in its earnings and revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company also said it had booked $80.6 million in orders, a 57 percent gain from June to September. Robert Akins, Cymer' s chairman and chief executive, attributes the results to "strengthening of the semiconductor industry." He also says the company' s primary challenge in the quarters ahead is to increase production to meet the demand from chipmakers for its newest model laser, which is expected to comprise more than 80 percent of Cymer' s system sales by mid-2000. Because chipmakers use Cymer' s laser technology to make the most- advanced chips, analysts say their orders for Cymer' s equipment reflect the front end of chipmakers' efforts to expand production. "Cymer is a direct play on this increasing complexity," Hodess says. "You drive down the manufacturing costs by putting more functions on the chip. And that requires going to more advanced process technology, which is how you end up with a more advanced semiconductor chip."... signonsandiego.com

To: Darryl Olson who wrote (23562)	11/7/1999 11:29:00 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

***Cymer 100 Contest Update***** Opinions Differ Bookdon..........April 5 Jay Dreifus......April 24 Monakar Kanuri...May 1 Doug B...........May 19 Gemini...........June 19 Jerome...........July 3 John Haley.......July 5 Sridupa..........July 15 Scott McI........Aug 1 Douglas Rhodes...Aug 5 CED..............Sept 5 Robert Douglas...Sept 13 Richard Rosen....Sept 15 Ginko............Oct 12 ESL..............Oct 13 George Coyne.....Nov 24 Fellow...........Dec 9 Darrly Olsen.....Dec 21 Zeev Hed.........2001 ? Curlton will report as soon as he gets over being shell shocked about OSU being beaten by Mich. St. He's hoping for a re-incarnation of Woody Hayes, OSU's last great coach. Jerome