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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (34451)	2/29/2000 12:52:00 PM
From: Jeffrey D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

$200 on the horizon? Jeff CBSM 02/29 12:13 [AMAT] APPLIED MATERIALS CFO SAYS COMPANY'S GROSS PROFIT MARGIN SHOULD BE 50.1% IN 2000 CBSM 02/29 12:13 [AMAT] APPLIED MATERIALS GENERATES $1.2 BLN IN CASH OVER PAST 5 QUARTERS CBSM 02/29 12:13 [AMAT] APPLIED MATERIALS PER SHARE EARNINGS IN 2000 SHOULD BE $1 TO $8

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (34451)	2/29/2000 12:55:00 PM
From: Jeffrey D	Respond to of 70976

From the Robertson Stephens conference. Jeff marketwatch.newsalert.com MarketWatch Renegade Copper chips to take limelight By Cecily Fraser and Mike Tarsala, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 12:40 PM ET Feb 29, 2000 Movers & Shakers SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Copper chips will replace aluminum chips as the most widely used processor type worldwide by 2003, said Joe Bronson, Chief Financial Officer of chip equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT: news, msgs). Speaking at the Tech 2000 investment conference in San Francisco hosted by Robertson Stephens about his company's market share, Bronson said applied holds a 51 percent stake in its chip equipment markets. The company recently has improved its cash position, generating $1.2 billion over the past five quarters. Bronson said Applied Materials gross profit margin should be 50.1 percent in 2000, helping per share earnings jump to at least $1.