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To: Jerome who wrote (132)	10/29/2001 3:45:22 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

World's largest semiconductor manufacturing expo celebrates 25th anniversary SEMICON Japan, the world's largest event for semiconductor manufacturing, returns to the Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, December 5-7, 2001. The annual exposition, now in its 25th year, is organized by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) and will feature the latest technologies, materials, and services for semiconductor wafer processing, testing and assembly. 1,623 exhibiting companies from 28 countries will occupy 39,024 square meters of exposition area in 11 halls and Event hall. A special program commemorating the 25th Anniversary of SEMICON Japan and the 20th anniversary of the SEMI Technology Symposium (STS) will be held on December 4 at the Sankei Plaza, Tokyo. The program has the theme, "Semiconductor Industry -- Helping to Shape the Future," and features prominent industry luminaries addressing current industry topics including: "Policy of Science Technology in Japan," by Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, president, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology "Collaborative Growth in Broadband Age," by Takashi Nawa, partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc. Japan "The Challenge to "e" New Business Model Creation," by Oki Matsumoto, president CEO, Monex "Semiconductor Recession and Era of Individuality," by Tetsuya Iizuka, president, THine Electronics "Information for Everyone," by James C. Morgan, chairman & CEO, Applied Materials. Leading scientists and engineers will address the latest advances in semiconductor device process technologies during the SEMI Technology Symposium (STS), a comprehensive technical program to be held at the Makuhari Messe on December 5-7. The symposium will feature more than 90 presentations in 9 focused sessions addressing: consortia research and development, advanced devices, manufacturing science, nano- and test technology, multilevel interconnection, etching, lithography and packaging. Simultaneous English/Japanese translation is available The STS keynote address, entitled, "Electronics for Automotive System in ITS Era" will be presented at 13:15, December 5, by Eiichi Abe, senior vice president, general manager, Nissan Research Centre, Nissan Motor. The exposition offers numerous opportunities for semiconductor executives and leaders from the global equipment and materials companies to network and discuss prevailing technology and business trends. There are 61 International SEMI Standards committee meetings scheduled during the show. Additionally, there will be numerous other technical and business programs focused on topics such as packaging, environmental issues, e-Manufacturing, microsystem technologies and other related topics. The latest trends and market outlook for the worldwide electronics, semiconductor, and equipment and materials industries will be addressed at he SEMI Market Seminar, 13:00, December 6 at the Hotel Green Tower Makuhari. The SEMI Presidents Reception, 18:30, December 5, at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, is the preeminent networking venue for semiconductor executives and leaders of the global supplier community to converse during the exposition. The reception also features the second annual presentation of the Akira Inoue Award for Environment, Health and Safety to a prominent industry leader. For more information try semi.org

To: Jerome who wrote (132)	10/29/2001 7:25:55 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Gates, Barrett ponder tech's role in crisis BY KRISTI HEIM Mercury News NEW YORK -- Intel Chief Executive Craig Barrett has taken about 10 flights since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. And the tall, distinguished-looking Barrett, 62, has been singled out and searched on half of them. Still, he thinks the national ID card system touted recently by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison won't work. Almost any identification card can be faked, and ordinary citizens would get most of the scrutiny. ``If I'm not a terrorist, how does it help?'' he said. At a dinner with a group of journalists on the eve of Microsoft's Windows XP debut, both Barrett and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said they have been thinking of what role they might play in finding ways to deal with the threat of terrorism. ``Bioterrorism is the scariest thing,'' said Gates, who turns 46 Sunday. ``It's the asymmetric nature of the unhappy person's ability to cause trouble vs. our own ability to deal with that.'' Barrett said he had to manage his diverse, global staff carefully in the aftermath of terrorist attacks. ``We had to preach tolerance and remind everyone that Oklahoma City wasn't a foreign-born event,'' he said. Gates was clearly in an upbeat mood at the Wednesday dinner of filet mignon and sea bass, which was held in his top-floor hotel suite in New York. Gates had appeared on Regis Philbin's morning show the day before and taped an episode of the TV show ``Frasier'' in which he plays himself. Microsoft's founder said he did not see the tech economy slowing dramatically as a result of the downturn and public fears about terrorism. ``Did the craziness of the Internet mania speed the economy up?'' he asked. ``Not really. It was very artificial.'' Barrett said he predicted an upswing in Intel's business in about six months, but that today's unique conditions made it impossible to be sure. ``When have you ever had the Y2K-bug hangover, the dot-com hangover, hangover from economic recession and hangover from terrorist attacks?'' he said. Nonetheless, Barrett sees record sales in Latin America, India and China as a reason to be encouraged about the world economy. New technology, including Intel's Pentium 4 chip and the new Microsoft operating system, will make rich content over the Internet possible. ``That in itself is kind of a killer app,'' he said. The tech economy in general and Microsoft in particular are benefiting from an influx of people who left the dot-com world, Gates said. Gates and Barrett agreed on the importance of spending for research, which they pledged will continue despite the economic downturn. And they said neither company will have any layoffs. Barrett said Santa Clara-based Intel will reduce its workforce by 5,000 this year through attrition. ``It's pedal to the metal in R&D technology,'' Barrett said. Recessions eventually end. But ``technology never slows down. Moore's Law hasn't recognized a slowdown yet.''

To: Jerome who wrote (132)	10/30/2001 9:54:54 AM
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UMC posts $117 million 3Q loss and lowers CapEx; fab utilization drops to 36% Semiconductor Business News (10/30/01 01:45 a.m. EST) TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Silicon foundry giant United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) of Taiwan today reported a loss of $117 million (NT$4.02 billion) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to a profit of $422 million (NT$14.56 billion) in the like period a year ago. Net sales were $346 million (NT$11.96 billion) in the period, down 59.4% over the like quarter a year ago. "This was another challenging quarter for UMC and the entire semiconductor sector, during which we saw our capacity utilization down to an historical low of 36%," said Peter Chang, vice chairman of UMC, based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. "On the positive side, we believe that this was the bottom for us in 2001 and expect to see a quarter-over-quarter improvement in sales in the fourth quarter," he said. UMC has also revised its capital expenditures for fiscal year 2001 down to approximately $1.1 billion, from the previously announced $1.5 billion level.