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To: PuddleGlum who wrote (18741)	8/2/2006 2:15:24 PM
From: Galirayo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23958

Thanks PG .. I noticed that Pig the other day. lol I'm trying to cut down on my Pork intake. ;) Speaking of Pigs ... They Roasted this one with an Apple in it's Snout. stockcharts.com

To: PuddleGlum who wrote (18741)	8/3/2006 9:22:29 AM
From: Galirayo	Respond to of 23958

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Global sales of microchips in June rose 9.4 percent from a year earlier as a mobile telephone boom showed no sign of slowing, a U.S. industry group said on Thursday. June sales were $58.9 billion, down 0.3 percent from May, the Semiconductor Industry Association said. The SIA report covers all flavors of microchips, such as PC processors made by Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research), memory chips from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research), cell-phone processors from Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research), and analog chips from National Semiconductor Inc. (NSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research). "Unit demand has remained strong this quarter, up about 5 percent across the industry," SIA President George Scalise said in a statement. "Strong competitive pressures that have reduced prices in some major product sectors are impacting revenues." The semiconductor sector, known for its dramatic boom-bust cycles, has been on a path of steady but slower growth as its mainstay personal computer market matures. Growth is increasingly coming from consumer devices as chips make their way into a growing array of devices such as cell phones and digital music players. But the increasing reliance on such devices has raised concerns that the industry will be more susceptible to a downturn in consumer spending, fears that have been heightened by rising energy prices and a slowing U.S. economy. The SIA said cell-phone unit demand was 235 million units and noted that total demand this year is expected to be near 1 billion units. PC sales rose 10 percent, the SIA said. The average price of a laptop fell more than 18 percent compared with the second quarter of 2005, they said. "Despite the current uncertainties in the global economy, driven by geopolitical issues in the Middle East, higher gas prices at the pump and inflation fears, I remain confident that sales will reach record high levels this year as previously predicted," Scalise said. © Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved. yahoo.reuters.com