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To: Thomas J Pittman who wrote (54032)	4/21/1998 2:53:00 PM
From: Paul Dieterich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Sees PC Inventory Woes Easing In Second Half Dow Jones Newswires -- April 21, 1998 NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Intel Corp. (INTC) officials stressed in a conference Tuesday that despite the current turmoil in the personal computer industry, the second half of the year looks somewhat brighter. In a meeting with Wall Street analysts, Intel officials said PC makers should have better control of their now-bloated inventories, which have fueled the current PC price wars. The company outlined two new initiatives geared at helping their PC manufacturer customers order Intel chips more efficiently. Sean Maloney, Intel's vice president of sales and marketing, said inventory has become "a life-or-death issue in our industry." He said Intel was rolling out a system where PC makers can order chips directly through the Internet as the chips are needed. This will replace the current system used by many PC companies, which place orders by phone or fax and according to forecasts. The company also stressed it is devoting increasing manpower and marketing dollars to the so-called basic PC segment. Craig Barrett, the company's chief operating officer, said the new Celeron chip aimed at the cheap PC market should drive sales in the second half. "We see Celeron as a very strong family going forward," Barrett said.

To: Thomas J Pittman who wrote (54032)	4/21/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: Paul Dieterich	Respond to of 186894

Intel CFO: Growth, Stable Prices Seen For Rest Of '98 Dow Jones Newswires -- April 21, 1998 NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Intel Corp. (INTC) expects growth and pricing stability in the second half of 1998, the company's chief financial officer said Tuesday. Andy Bryant, who was interviewed by CNBC outside Intel's meeting for analysts, said the company has launched programs to help its customers manage their inventory so the company can avoid the product buildup that hit the first and second quarters. Intel designs, makes and sells Pentium chips, modules and boards. The company sees strong markets in India and China. Overall, Intel's prospects in Asia are "OK," he said. "It's not stellar, but it's not as bad as you would tend to think," Bryant added. Earlier Tuesday, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc. upgraded the company to buy from hold.

To: Thomas J Pittman who wrote (54032)	4/21/1998 3:00:00 PM
From: Paul Dieterich	Respond to of 186894

Options Report: Technology Companies Lead Trading Dow Jones Newswires -- April 21, 1998 By Steven M. Sears NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--It's all about technology companies in Tuesday's options market. Intel's out-of-the money calls are active in anticipation that the company's executives will deliver an encouraging outlook at the chip-maker's annual meeting in New York with stock analysts. With the stock up 2 1/8 at 78 5/8 on heavy volume, traders are chasing the May 80 calls, which are up 13/16 at 2 on volume of 10,313, contracts, compared with open interest of 23,073 contracts...

To: Thomas J Pittman who wrote (54032)	4/21/1998 3:03:00 PM
From: Francis Chow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

News on conference plus audio: Trickle down days are over says Intel: zdnet.com

To: Thomas J Pittman who wrote (54032)	4/21/1998 3:15:00 PM
From: Sonny McWilliams	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Newest Intel article on Yahoo about Comdex. dailynews.yahoo.com Sonny P.S. No need to read the link. Same article as prev. put on from a diff. site. Sorry, just noticed.

To: Thomas J Pittman who wrote (54032)	4/21/1998 5:25:00 PM
From: Xpiderman	Respond to of 186894

Are you ready for Intel 500 MHz, 0.18 micron process? This morning in New York, Barrett told analysts: "We're looking to ramp up 0.18-micron technology in mid-1999 to minimize the amount of 0.25-micron [production technology] we have put in place," Intel eyes 500-MHz chips By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM April 21, 1998, 12:25 p.m. PT news.com In a break with past practice, Intel plans to move quickly to manufacturing technology that will allow it to pack more processing power into less chip real estate, eyeing 500-MHz chips next year, Intel CEO Craig Barrett said today. Processor technology generations, which used to last ÿtwo to three years, will start to get shorter as companies try to devise ways to save on research and development costs, Barrett said at a meeting for Intel analysts this morning in New York. This likely will mean a more rapid transition to advanced processors than seen in the past, at least for high-end machines. It also means semiconductor companies will have to find ways to minimize products' abrupt shifts from mass-market usage to steep decline, Barrett added. To moderate these swings, processor makers are going to have to adjust their manufacturing techniques. One solution is moving more quickly to the next generation of chips, which would cut down on the cost of an ongoing changeover. Intel is in fact already making such a shift, he noted. Processors made under the next-generation 0.18-micron manufacturing technology will appear by midyear next year, faster than was stated on earlier product calendars. The company now is moving from the older 0.35-micron production to the 0.25-micron process. "We're looking to ramp up 0.18-micron technology in mid-1999 to minimize the amount of 0.25-micron [production technology] we have put in place," Barrett elaborated. Basically, the smaller a production process gets, the more transistors can be packed closer together--resulting in smaller, faster chips that use less power. While he did not identify the first products that will be manufactured according to the 0.18-micron process, the likely candidate is chips for mobile computers. Portables are often used to introduce new process technologies, Barrett pointed out, because these computers can take advantage of the lower power and smaller size of more advanced chips. Also, mid-1999 will be in advance of the release of Merced, Intel's first 64-bit processor. Merced is primarily intended for servers and high-end workstations. Interestingly, if the 0.18-micron process shift takes place in mid-1999 as stated, the life span of the 0.25-micron process technology as a cutting-edge technology will be relatively short. Intel released its first 0.25 chips only last September. Barrett also used the occasion to outline Intel's short-term product plan. In the first part of 1999, Intel will release a 500-MHz processor for servers and workstations. These chips will also come with the Katmai MMX instructions, a new series of MMX processor instructions that will enhance multimedia processing. Both features will be part of performance desktop PCs in the first half of 1999, he said. Mobile processors, meanwhile, will graduate to 333 MHz. For Basic PCs, Intel's designation for low-cost systems, Barrett promised increased integration of high-speed "cache" memory and faster speed grades. These speed boosts will increasingly serve to cut costs on overall designs because the faster chips will be capable of running audio, video, and modem functions on software. In other words, separate chips will not be necessary, he added. Each segment will also come with a different chipset--critical silicon that works in tandem with the main processor. The Basic PC segment, for instance, will have a chipset with higher level of feature integration. Server chipsets, meanwhile, will allow for eight-way multiprocessing. Workstation chipsets will only allow for two-way multiprocessing.