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To: advocatedevil who wrote (54900)	10/31/2001 12:50:23 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 70976

siliconstrategies.com Beyond 'flat' recovery year, chip sales will boom 30% in 2003, says Dataquest Lack of plant investments and new wave of systems growth will cause surge, predict analysts Semiconductor Business News (10/31/01 08:32 a.m. EST) SAN JOSE -- With 2001 becoming the biggest bust year ever for the chip industry, it will take a couple of years before boom times start up again in semiconductor markets, said Dataquest Inc. today while releasing its new 2002 forecast. The San Jose market research firm--like other forecasters--is predicting a nearly flat "recovery year" in 2002 with worldwide semiconductor revenues inching up just 3% to $152 billion from $147 billion in 2001. But in 2003, chip sales will boom with an annual growth rate of 30%, said Dataquest, which is predicting much stronger growth beyond next year than other industry forecasters. ...