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To: Goutam who wrote (84908)	1/4/2000 10:30:00 AM
From: Goutam	Respond to of 1572504

Chip sales spike - from ZDNET - zdii.com ________________ ...AMD related pieces from the article ... In related news, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), an industry trade group, reported worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to a record $14.2 billion in November. The November tally topped October's record of $13.4 billion. [...] Demand is being fueled by wireless, broadband and other communications chips as well as healthy PC sales, which should benefit companies such as Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD). [...] The SIA also said memory demand was strong with flash memory increasing 74.2 percent year-to-date in 1999, primarily driven by wireless communications. "DRAM has increased 47.6 percent year-to-date in 1999 with PC and server demand being the major drivers,' said Scalise. Goutama