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To: Terry D who wrote (35373)	5/24/2000 4:08:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 70976

Thems semi equips. They're OK too. Tony

To: Terry D who wrote (35373)	5/24/2000 4:57:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Fujitsu to Boost Flash Memory Production Eight-Fold by 2002 May 24, 2000 (TOKYO) -- Responding to rapidly expanding global demand for flash memory, Fujitsu Ltd. decided to invest 140 billion yen to boost production eight-fold. It will construct a third manufacturing plant at the Aizu-Wakamatsu production base of Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Ltd. (FASL), a joint venture between Fujitsu and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Construction of the new plant is scheduled to commence in August 2000, and is expected to be completed at the end of February 2001. Production is scheduled in July 2001. The breakdown of the 140 billion yen is 15 billion yen by fiscal year 2000, 75 billion yen by end of fiscal 2001 and 50 billion yen by the end of fiscal 2002. The new factory will manufacture flash memory devices using process technologies of 0.23 micro meter, 0.18 micro meter and beyond with 8-inch wafers. (107.36 yen =US$1) With completion of the new fab, total volume of FASL factories will reach 200 million units (16Mbit equivalent) per month, eight time the current production. With the production investment, the current shortage of flash memories may not be solved at the end of 2002, because the new flash market, including PDAs and other Internet appliances, will boost flash memory volume even if the cellular market keeps a steady growth, Fujitsu said. With the investment for flash memory and other logic devices, the total investment value in 2000 will reach 200 billion yen instead of 160 billion yen at the beginning of this year. (Kenji Tsuda, Senior Editor, Nikkei Electronics Asia)