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To: Tony Viola who wrote (33519)	12/20/1999 5:42:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Taiwan DRAM Makers Expect Harvest in 2000 December 20, 1999 (TAIPEI) -- Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) companies have increased purchases from contract manufacturers, many of which are in Taiwan. Because local manufacturers have received handsome orders for next year, and bacause prices are sliding in a limited way, DRAM makers in Taiwan are expected to enjoy a booming business at the turn of the year. Most of the world's DRAM makers have formed strategic alliance with Taiwan manufacturers, under which the latter focus on research and development and release most of the manufacturing to the region. Toshiba Corp. is a partner of Winbond Electronics Corp. and Asian Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is in strategic alliance with Macronix International Co., Ltd. and Asian Semiconductor; Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. and Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. are making DRAMs for Mitsubishi Electric Corp.; IBM Corp. has teamed up with Nan Ya Technology Corp.; and Promos Technologies Inc. is in partnership with Infineon Technologies AG. Local DRAM makers point out that these foreign companies have imposed pressure on other leaders in the industry, since they, with high research and development ability, benefit from Taiwan's manufacturing technology. Such strategic alliances also yield steady sales to local makers, they added. Market observers forecast that DRAM prices are unlikely to drop next year as foreign companies in such strategic alliances are demanding more lately. The 64M DRAM's contract price is expected to stand at NT$7 per unit, if not higher. (NT$31.65 = US$1) (Commercial Times, Taiwan)