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To: jtechkid who wrote (2171)	12/22/1997 6:31:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Good year ahead for chips? Despite all the bad vibes coming from the Far East, market researchers tell EE Times' Margaret Ryan that the semiconductor industry will do a lot better in '98 than in the two preceding years. They figure that South Korea's economic dive will force chip makers there to put fab-expansion plans on hold, easing overcapacity and stabilizing memory chip prices. Dataquest's Jim Handy says '98 IC sales will climb 16.7%, up from this year's 5.6% increase as IC-fab investments fall and DRAM prices rise. He expects global memory IC sales to grow to $39 billion, up 18% from '97's disastrous $33 billion. Vladi Catto, TI's economist, agrees. "We have a recovery in progress," he says, and it's going to benefit chip makers selling to wireless com, networking, and computer industries. He doesn't see Asia's problems hurting IC sales.