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To: Tony Viola who wrote (36505)	8/10/2000 12:22:18 AM
From: zx	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

amat off topic. i looked at a few charts and the capacitor companies i saw were down 50% from their highs and nobody mentioned supplying amat. guess that did not work out.

To: Tony Viola who wrote (36505)	8/10/2000 9:32:09 AM
From: Jeffrey D	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Applied Materials Reiterated `Buy' at UBS Warburg By Sybil Carlson Princeton, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg Data) -- Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT US) was reiterated ``buy'' by analyst Byron Walker at UBS Warburg. The 12-month price target was cut to $90 from $115. << Applied Materials Reiterated `Strong Buy' at Robertson Stephens By Donna Mcdonald Princeton, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg Data) -- Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT US) was reiterated ``strong buy'' by analyst Susan H. Billat at Robertson Stephens. << Applied Materials Reiterated Near-Term `Accumulate' at Merrill By Sybil Carlson Princeton, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg Data) -- Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT US) was reiterated near-term ``accumulate'' by analyst Brett A Hodess at Merrill Lynch. The long-term rating was reiterated ''buy.''

To: Tony Viola who wrote (36505)	8/10/2000 9:43:38 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Microchip sees higher-than-expected sales in current quarter Semiconductor Business News (08/10/00, 09:24:19 AM EDT) CHANDLER, Ariz.-- Good news for high-tech investors and those worrying about the health of semiconductor markets. Microchip Technology Inc. here today said net sales and earnings for the copmpany's current fiscal quarter, ending Sept. 30, are expected to be stronger than previously anticipated and above analysts' estimates. The supplier of microcontrollers said record sales are now expected to reach $176 million in the second fiscal quarter, an increase of 49% from the period last year and a sequential growth of 12% from the previous three-month period, ended June 30. "Driven by strong backlog visibility coming into this quarter, robust demand across our product lines and favorable pricing environment, we expect to post another record quarter for shipments, gross margins and earnings," said Steve Sanghi, president and chief executive officer of Microchip. "We are seeing record manufacturing efficiency and yields from our factories and are cost effectively increasing capacity to meet demand," he added. Microchip's earnings per share for the quarter are now expected to be about $0.50, up more than 75% percent from the year ago second quarter and an increase of 14% from the last quarter, said the Chandler company. Currently financial analysts are expecting Microchip's earnings to come in at around $0.48 per chare, based on a survey by First Call/Thomson Financial. Microchip's financial results will be posted on Oct. 12, after the close of the stock market.