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To: mopgcw who wrote (1021)	4/21/2002 10:00:51 PM
From: John Finley	Respond to of 1227

...and the cycle continues... Frisbee sized wafers... Heck, I've got some 8" silicon wafers sitting on the shelf and they look huge compared to the 2" (non-Si) wafers that we use. Who would've thunk it...<g> Hey, I'm even in the black with my HELX. It's been awhile. JF

To: mopgcw who wrote (1021)	4/23/2002 8:14:35 PM
From: mopgcw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1227

Tokyo Electron Expects 30% Rise In Orders Jan-Mar -Nikkei DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan's Tokyo Electron Ltd. (J.TKE or 8035) estimates net orders for its chip-making equipment in the January-March quarter will reach Y75.6 billion, up 30% from a year earlier, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports Wednesday. The increase in net orders - calculated by subtracting canceled orders from new orders - was the firm's first since the July-September quarter in 2000, indicating that a rebound in the semiconductor market is now spreading to chip-making gear orders. New orders jumped 85% on the quarter to Y84.5 billion due to increased capital investments by South Korean and Taiwanese chip manufacturers. Canceled orders came to Y8.9 billion, declining from the previous quarter's Y20.1 billion. Orders for the firm's mainstay resist application processors and liquid-crystal-making gear increased sharply.