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To: Peter H. Mack who wrote (7518)	5/14/2000 6:41:00 PM
From: Ram Seetharaman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9582

Party on ALSC! Nice boost from Barron's! Sunday May 14, 6:11 pm Eastern Time Neil Druker names three stock picks - Barron's NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Money manager Neil Druker named Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (NasdaqNM:ALSC - news), Advanced Fibre Communications (NasdaqNM:AFCI - news) and M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers (NasdaqNM:FLSH - news) as three stock picks, according to an article in Barron's. Druker a partner in Boston-based money management firm Pangaea, said earnings of memory products maker Alliance Semiconductor are about to mushroom in light of higher selling prices and widening gross margins, according to the article. Telecom equipment maker Advanced Fibre Communications is well-understood company with a well-followed product, Druker told Barron's. The company makes remote digital loop carriers that bundle customer lines and help phone companies better manage capacity, Barron's said. Semiconductor company M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneer has `` a big upside surprise'' in their earnings, Druker said, according to Barron's. The company faces no clear competitor for it chief product, a computer chip that emulates the characteristics of a hard drive, he said in the article.

To: Peter H. Mack who wrote (7518)	5/15/2000 9:37:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9582

UMC Produces Foundry Industry's First 0.13-Micron ICs Verifies Its 0.13-Micron Technology With Fully Functional 2MB SRAM Incorporating 0.10-Micron Gate Length Devices and Full Copper Interconnect Technology SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2000-- At its annual technology forum today, UMC announced it has successfully produced fully functional 2MB SRAM chips using its Worldlogic(TM) 0.13-micron logic technology. The state-of-art SRAM chips were taped-out during the first quarter of the year and were verified with natural good die yield on May 2. This milestone makes UMC the first foundry to deliver what is considered the semiconductor industry's most advanced technology. These chips feature full copper interconnect technology, 0.10 micron gate length devices, and the world's smallest SRAM bitcell (6T) at 2.28um2. UMC expects to enter pilot production for its 0.13 micron technology before the end of the year. ``This milestone puts UMC on the map as the frontrunner with the introduction of advanced logic production technologies. We have produced fully functional SRAM chips with natural good die yield almost a full year ahead of the roadmaps of the majority of other semiconductor industry leaders. This is a clear sign that UMC has created one of the premier technology development teams in the world,'' said Dr. Fu Tai Liou, chief technical officer of UMC. In recent years, UMC has led the foundry industry with the introduction of 0.25-, 0.22-, 0.18-, and 0.15-micron logic technologies. UMC's ability to consistently lead its competition with the introduction and ramp up of leading-edge technologies has enabled its customers to maintain performance and price advantages in a wide range of markets. ``Technology leadership is an important service that we offer our customers. Only through our commitment to long-term technology leadership can we guarantee our customers' competitive advantages. This is the nature of the foundry industry. Our customers' success and our own success are inseparable,'' said Jim Kupec, president of worldwide marketing and sales, UMC (USA). biz.yahoo.com