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To: Mike Winn who wrote (1763)11/21/1997 12:13:00 PM
From: OrionX  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 60323
 
Mike,

Great job digging this stuff up! What I particularly like is the following:

"We believe there is enormous hidden asset value in fabless semiconductor companies
that own equity positions in any of the three UMC joint venture facilities. Although we
believe investors typically reward fabless semiconductor companies based on their
future earnings stream and not on their hidden assets, in our opinion these assets should
be considered because at some time in the future (1998) they will become liquid and
will offer enormous cash potential which may be used to fund expansion and/or share
buy back. "

I don't believe many of the investors realize what potential lies here in the JV Sandisk has begun! The ceo may have a big mouth (wrong words, at the wrong time, at the wrong place) but he's no dummy, actually I'm starting to understand just how shrewd this guy really is!

Thanks,

Mauro.



To: Mike Winn who wrote (1763)11/21/1997 7:20:00 PM
From: Michael C. Woodward  Respond to of 60323
 
More important than any financial gain that Sandisk will receive out of its investment in UMC is the fact that the equity investment will gurantee that Sandisk will receive production wafers during periods of heavy demand. Sandisk is no longer just a customer of UMC. Based on all the news releases that I have read, Sandisk should be experiencing significant revenue increases in CY98.