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To: Gottfried who wrote (35726)	7/11/2000 2:08:50 PM
From: willcousa	Respond to of 70976

But - while we will all remember "2 more years" the analysts will soon forget and we will get another Joseph incident.

To: Gottfried who wrote (35726)	7/11/2000 6:07:59 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 70976

Chip equipment demand seen rising by a third By Bloomberg News July 11, 2000, 12:55 p.m. PT Sales of chip equipment and materials could rise by 35 percent this year, as demand for cell phones and other electronic devices spurs growth, an industry group said. Chip equipment and materials manufacturers could see worldwide sales rise to $34.5 billion this year, from $25.5 billion last year, said Stanley Myers, president and chief executive of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials, a trade group. Sales could reach $43 billion by 2001 and $48 billion by 2003, Myers said. Increasing sales of chips and semiconductor equipment could continue for the next several years. Fueling that growth is demand for wireless telephones and handheld electronic devices, which require chips that are smaller and consume less electricity than chips used in computers. "The current upturn is being driven by an unquenching thirst for more bandwidth," Myers said in a statement. Adding to the boom is an industry shift toward producing a larger silicon wafer that lets chipmakers get two and a half times more microprocessors from each wafer, Myers said.