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To: StanX Long who wrote (61994)	3/13/2002 1:07:29 AM
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Agilent believes its test business is off to strong start in 2002 By Mark LaPedus Semiconductor Business News (03/12/02 12:25 p.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Propelled by the spread of system-on-chip designs, graphics ICs, and other high-performance products, Agilent Technologies Inc. here is counting on its automatic test equipment (ATE) business to grow much faster than the industry average for 2002. That might not be too hard since the entire ATE segment is expected to be nearly flat in 2002. The ATE market--like just about every chip industry segment--suffered its worst downturn in history last year. The worldwide ATE business fell 64.2% last year, from $6.7 billion in terms of sales in 2000 to just $2.4 billion in 2001, according to analysts at VLSI Research Inc. of San Jose. Overall, the worldwide ATE market is expected to show little or no growth in terms of sales for 2002, said Pascal Ronde, vice president of globalsales, marketing and support for the Automated Test Group at Palo Alto-based Agilent. "If you look at revenues [for ATE in 2002], it will be the same [as 2001]," Ronde told SBN at an event for press and analysts on Monday evening.