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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (17853)	8/10/2004 9:06:21 AM
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DJ Lehman Cuts Semiconductors To Neutral From Positive By Alex Davidson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The current period of expansion for the semiconductor industry may be peaking as unit and sales growth may begin to run ahead of consumption, Lehman Brothers analyst Tim Luke said Tuesday in a note downgrading the sector to neutral from positive. As for specific companies, the analyst downgraded Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) and Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) to equal-weight from overweight, citing potentially higher inventories during the September-ended quarter for the two companies. For the industry as a whole, Luke said his sector downgrade was based on end-market demand that "continues to be underpinned by a theme of a slow and steady recovery." He noted an absence of notable products to lift demand and a lack of pricing leverage among sector players that, along with rising inventory levels, could hurt companies.