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To: StanX Long who wrote (63602)	5/10/2002 12:17:26 AM
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TSMC, UMC Report Higher Sales for April Online staff -- Electronic News, 5/9/2002 e-insite.net Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) today released April sales results. While TSMC saw its sales improve, both sequentially and year-over-year, UMC saw a sales jump sequentially, but a decline from the year-ago period. TSMC’s April sales totaled $388.1 million (13.4 billion Taiwanese dollars), up 45 percent from last year’s $266.4 million (9.2 billion TWD). Revenue for the first four months of the year was $1.4 billion (49.2 billion TWD), up nearly 1 percent from $1.4 billion (48.8 billion TWD) for the same period a year ago. A spokesman for the TSMC said the Hsinchu, Taiwan-based foundry’s sales continue to grow as demand for its products and services increase. Revenue for April was 9 percent higher than $356.2 million (12.3 billion TWD) reported for March. No. 2 foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) today said its April sales totaled $150.6 million (5.2 billion TWD), down nearly 10 percent from $167.9 million (5.8 billion TWD) a year ago. However, sales increased about 15 percent from March sales of $130.3 million (4.5 billion). For the first four months of the year, UMC’s sales totaled $503.7 million (17.4 billion TWD), down 41 percent from the year-ago period’s $850.7 million (29.4 billion TWD).

To: StanX Long who wrote (63602)	5/13/2002 1:13:49 AM
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Asian Stocks: Japan Falls, Led by Tokyo Electron; Taiwan Drops By Michael Tsang quote.bloomberg.com Tokyo, May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average had its biggest two-day drop in seven weeks, led by Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other chip-related shares, on concern orders will slow as chipmakers cut spending amid sliding product prices. The Nikkei fell 1.7 percent to 11,335.31, while the Topix index lost 1.1 percent to 1074.46. Computer-related companies such as Sony Corp. were the biggest decliners as a group, tracking the Nasdaq Composite Index's slump, even after companies such as Hitachi Ltd. said they'll be profitable this year. ``I'm struggling to find any good reasons to buy right now,'' said Nobuaki Kurisu, who oversees $55 million in Japanese equities at Sumisei Global Investment Trust Management Co. ``Restructuring efforts by companies are the major reasons behind the better forecasts we're seeing from computer-related companies, but that doesn't mean their business is improving.'' In other markets, Taiwan's TWSE Index fell 0.9 percent as the island's worst drought in a decade threatens to disrupt production at AU Optronics Corp. and other companies. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 0.7 percent after Credit Suisse First Boston recommended investors buy the city's stocks, lifting banks and developers.