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To: Ausdauer who wrote (12439)	7/2/2000 8:36:49 AM
From: Yamakita	Respond to of 60323

Look at this from The Street.com: thestreet.com Update: World Semiconductor Sales Grew 40% in May By Sarah Rubenstein Editorial Intern 6/30/00 1:42 PM ET Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased 40% in May from a year earlier, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Friday. The growth to $15.8 billion, from $11.3 billion in May 1999, kept the industry on track to achieve its mid-year prediction of 31% growth in 2000, George Salise, the association's president, said in a prepared statement. The association, which represents U.S.-based manufacturers, expects growth of the semiconductor industry to reach $195 billion in 2000 and to expand 25% to $244 billion in 2001. It predicts sales will increase 14% to $279 billion in 2002. Microprocessors and DRAMS, which are used in personal computers, as well as standard linear, field programmable logic devices, or FPLDs, digital signal processors, or DSPs, and Flash memory, which are commonly found in communications products, all contributed strongly to growth, the association said. Molly Marr, association spokeswoman, said demand created by strong growth of the telecommunications industry has helped the semiconductor industry's growth fall in line thus far with SIA's expectation that 2000 would be "an exceptional year." Sales of Flash memory increased 185% in May, and sales of FPLD and DSP grew 88% and 50% respectively, according to Marr. Although the semiconductor industry "as a whole is largely growing," Marr said sales of microprocessors for personal computers are "still very strong, but probably not growing as fast." Microprocessors, which experienced 14% year-to-year growth in May, are about half of the industry 's business, she said. The worldwide growth of 40% far exceeded the 12% year-to-year growth in May 1998, when the industry was hurt by the Asian financial crisis, supply-and-demand problems and an American economic recession, Marr said. Year-to-year sales grew 46% in Asia Pacific markets and 44% in Japan. They increased 33% in the Americas and 40% in Europe. Month-to-month sales in May, which accrued worldwide growth of 4%, increased 4% and 3% in Asia Pacific and Japan respectively. They grew 6% in the Americas and 2% in Europe.