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To: John Trader who wrote (41241)	1/3/2001 9:07:54 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

How would the fed go about having a rate cut before the scheduled meeting on 1/31? Would they meet or conference or would AG just announce it? Anyone with ideas on how it would work. Many on Wall ST. expecting it this week. I have heard friday as a likely day, after the employment numbers are released just in case there were some inflation surprises. But this morning I heard some folks talking about today or tomorrow. The problem, as in December, is that if nothing happens the spiral will worsen. We need a psychological lift that only a 1/2 point cut can give. At this point, i think is is safe to say, that we are in similar shape psychologically as we were in october 1998. This is a panic, albeit controlled. This is what the fed is here for. AG was out of touch in December but I hope he has gotten the word.

To: John Trader who wrote (41241)	1/3/2001 9:56:34 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Samsung Mass Produces 0.17micron DRAMs Samsung Electronics is to mass produce third-generation Rambus dynamic random access memory (RDRAM) chips. These RDRAMs utilize 0.17micron design rule, where circuits are about 1/600th the size of a human hair. The third-generation RDRAMs being mass-produced by Samsung will be available in 128Mb, 144Mb and 288Mb memory capacities. Four 288MB modules (each module consisting of sixteen chips) installed in a single system can support up to 2GB of memory. Application of the third-generation 0.17micron design rule means that 25% more chips can be made per wafer than was possible with second-generation technology. The improved efficiency will reduce the high production costs that have hindered the mass utilization of RDRAMs. At the same time, Samsung's next-generation mass-production technology reduces the chip size and shortens the chip's internal signal processing time. Therefore, operation speed is improved by over 30% and these DRAMs are now capable of reaching speeds of 1,066MHz, the fastest of any memory chip currently available. (January 2001 Issue, Nikkei Electronics Asia) Subject 50522