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To: StanX Long who wrote (63887)	5/17/2002 2:22:44 AM
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Taiwan gets relief from severe drought By Faith Hung EBN (05/16/02 12:43 p.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan's attention was turned to natural forces from earth and sky this week. An earthquake that rocked the island Wednesday caused only minimal disruption to foundry operations, while the first major rainfall to visit the island in several months was a welcome relief from a serious drought. The quake measured 6.2 on the Richter scale at its epicenter in the ocean near the northeastern city of Ilan, but only registered at around 3 in the area of the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, the center of foundry service providers and DRAM companies. Hsinchu foundries are designed to withstand tremors measuring as high as 7 on the scale without the destruction of wafers in production, some analysts said. The rainfall that began on Wednesday raised hopes that the island is beginning to recover from a months-old drought. That's good news for makers of TFT-LCD, printed circuit boards, and DRAM, as well as foundry service providers, since their production processes require large amounts of water, and they must currently rely on water supply which the government has diverted from agricultural areas.