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To: Joe Dancy who wrote (1694)	1/6/1998 11:21:00 AM
From: ccryder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2754

More of this doggone positive news: "Chartered Semiconductor Places First Order with FSI International For Polaris Cluster"

To: Joe Dancy who wrote (1694)	1/6/1998 9:05:00 PM
From: Kent Sarikaya	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2754

Some more positive news also Joe. Intel To Spend $5.4 Billion On Chip Gear ( 1/06/98; 10:28 a.m. EST) By J. Robert Lineback, Semiconductor Business News Intel is expected to increase its spending on semiconductor capital equipment by 20 percent to $5.4 billion in 1998 compared with $4.5 billion in 1997, said analyst Bill McClean, president of IC Insights, during a forecast presentation at an executive conference in Pebble Beach, Calif., Monday. About 200 top executives attending the Industry Strategy Symposium gasped when McClean disclosed his projection of Intel's capital spending plans in 1998. At $4.5 billion, Intel's spending on capital equipment was about 20 percent of its 1997 sales, McClean said, adding that the company's budget was about what it should be for a company its size. In 1997, the industry's second-largest capital spender was Korea's LG Semicon, said McClean, who placed the company's outlays at $2 billion compared with $2.3 billion in 1996. The $20 billion figure represented 100 percent of LG Semicon's IC sales, McClean said. "Another surprise was Siemens, which was ranked No. 3 in 1997," McClean said. He also said he estimated that the German chip maker spent $1.74 billion on capital equipment in 1997 compared with $1.33 billion in 1996. Much of the 1997 spending was on new DRAM capacity, he said. In 1998, McClean said he expects Siemens to cut back its spending, putting its budget at $1.3 billion.

To: Joe Dancy who wrote (1694)	1/7/1998 10:25:00 AM
From: Donald Wennerstrom	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2754

Joe, An update on the "dog and cat" news if you can stand it! The implanting of chips in dogs and cats was a major news item on the 6 o'clock news last nite in LA. It pointed out that 60,000 animals a year had to be destroyed each year because they could not find the owners. So far most everyone thinks it is a good idea to implant these chips. The cost of the chip implant is expected to add about $15 to the "cost" of the animal. Then to top it off, it was endorsed by an L. A. Times editorial in the paper today.