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To: Gottfried who wrote (38602)	10/23/2000 8:47:01 PM
From: Ross	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

With respect to September being the yearly low, don't we hear an echo of this thread in 1997. I think we reassured each other with this idea, but it didn't work that way that time. Straight in the tank after that. Ross

To: Gottfried who wrote (38602)	10/23/2000 9:39:02 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

G., Not only has September been the lowest of the year traditionally, these are also PRELIMINARY numbers which usually go up for the next 2 months as they become REVISED then FINAL. None will remember that neither. Ian.

To: Gottfried who wrote (38602)	10/23/2000 10:04:30 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

ASM International reports strong growth despite capacity and component shortages Semiconductor Business News (10/23/00, 09:18:48 PM EDT) BILTHOVEN, Netherlands -- Despite a shortage of manufacturing capacity and components, ASM International N.V. here today said that its profit nearly quadrupled to $24.1 million in its third quarter ended Sept. 30, as compared to the like period a year ago. Sales for the quarter were $211 million, more than two times the net sales in the same period last year. Still, the company said that “constraints at sub-contractors and some shortage in components resulted in lower than planned shipments in the quarter.”