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To: Czechsinthemail who wrote (68)	8/17/2000 9:55:51 AM
From: Big Dog	Respond to of 195

RESEARCH ALERT-MSDW starts Axcelis Thursday August 17, 9:43 am Eastern Time NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter said analyst Jay Deahna on Thursday initiated coverage of Axcelis Technologies Inc. (NasdaqNM:ACLS - news), which went public last month, with an outperform rating. -- Sets $30 price target.

To: Czechsinthemail who wrote (68)	8/18/2000 9:07:32 PM
From: Big Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 195

Semiconductor Stocks Rise on Merrill Lynch Notes Semiconductor stocks rose on Friday after two Merrill Lynch analysts issued positive forecasts for companies in both the semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment sectors. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (.SOXX.), comprised of 30 chip stocks, was up 2.63 percent, or 29.43 points, to 1140.49 in afternoon trade. Analyst Joe Osha said he raised his estimates for global revenue growth for the chip industry to 40 percent from 32 percent for 2000 and to 26 percent from 21 percent for 2001. `Improving pricing underlies our new forecasts,'' Osha wrote in a note to clients. ``Capital spending relative to forecast revenue and volume in 2000 remains at reasonable to low levels, and we expect a period of sustained pricing strength in the latter half of the year as capacity restrictions really begin to bite.'' He added, ``Names in the communications-oriented and foundry business are of particular interest to the current environment.'' He told investors to focus on names including Texas Instruments Inc. which r; STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM - news), up 3/4 to 62-5/8 in U.S. trade; and Cypress Semiconductor Corp. He also named Atmel Corp. ; and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. Osha said semiconductor stocks globally are well below their March highs and the mid-cycle correction has ended. `We would advise investors to begin buying semiconductor (stocks) more aggressively,'' he wrote. Analyst Bret Hodess wrote that growth rates for both orders and revenues in the semiconductor capital equipment industry were just a bit above his estimates for the sector, and that semiconductor sales growth is trending above the 32 percent upward revision made two months ago. ``We believe that semiconductor capacity is required relative to semiconductor demand,'' he wrote in a note to clients. ``Thus, we remain comfortable that supply will continue to tighten in the normal seasonally strong fall/winter period for semiconductors, providing a catalyst for stock appreciation in the group.''