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To: Peter H. Mack who wrote (7718)	6/12/2000 3:20:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Semiconductor Prices Surge Toward $8 Range Per Product International semiconductor prices are on a steady rise, with the value of 64 megabit DRAMs hovering near the $8 level. Industry watchers said on Saturday that the value of the benchmark 8 x 8, 64 megabit SDRAMs PC-100 chips stood at $7.43-7.88 per chip on Friday, up by 2.48% from the previous day. The value of 8 x 16, 128 megabit SDRAMs were also up by 4.06% to $13.85-14.68 per chip. In spite of rising prices, inventory is running low, and the value of semiconductors is expected to rise to $9-10 per product during the latter half of the year. U.S. market research institution, Data Quest, recently released statistics which showed that the world DRAM market will see a 40% increase this year to $36.5 billion, and expand to $58.8 billion in 2001

To: Peter H. Mack who wrote (7718)	6/13/2000 1:10:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

U.S. trade panel backs Taiwan in dispute over chips (victory for ALSC) WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - In a blow to U.S. chip maker Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE:MU - news) and a victory for Taiwanese producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday blocked U.S. plans to impose punitive duties on certain semiconductor imports from Taiwan. The government commission ruled that U.S. companies were ``not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of static random access memory (SRAMs) semiconductors from Taiwan.'' The decision effectively halts duties on shipments of Taiwanese-made SRAMs, which allow computers to more quickly store and retrieve information. ``We don't agree with the ruling,'' said Micron spokesman Grant Jones. He declined further comment, saying the Boise, Idaho-based company had yet to review the decision in full. The U.S. Commerce Department had proposed import duties on SRAMs from Taiwan after finding that Taiwanese companies sold the semiconductors at below fair value in the U.S. market. The U.S. investigation was initiated in 1998 by Micron Technology and other companies. They asked the Commerce Department to impose duties as high as 69 percent on Taiwanese shipments. biz.yahoo.com