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To: Paul V. who wrote (12879)	12/11/1997 10:04:00 AM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Hi Paul, I suspect that American companies will be heavily pressured to contain costs to help bouy the stock price and maintain some profits. This economic situation will hit American companies fairly hard and will likely cause cutbacks to their expansion plans. It is probable that Pac-Rim and American companies will continue to develop new methods and technologies for future products and buy discrete pieces of hardware, as necessary, to place into development "pilot lines" while they wait for the economic situation to improve. I really think new fab expansion will be delayed, in most cases, for about 1-2 years, until the dust settles from the current crisis. Just my opinion, BB