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To: StanX Long who wrote (64254)	6/7/2002 2:07:46 AM
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TECH HOPES RAISED -- The Calgary Sun, 6/6/2002 e-insite.net Worldwide sales of semiconductors, after their worst-ever slump in 2001, will stage a modest recovery this year, rising 3.1% to $ 143 billion, a trade group said yesterday. After a slim increase this year, the Semiconductor Industry Association, in its mid-year forecast for the industry, predicts global sales of semiconductors will rise 23.2% to $ 177 billion in 2003 and 20.9% in 2004. Muted growth of 0.9%, to $ 215 billion, is expected to follow in 2005, the association added.