Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Alliance Semiconductor -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MoonBrother who wrote (3920)	9/8/1998 5:37:00 PM
From: patrick tang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9582

Taiwan foundry stocks have been down this summer due to low utilizations. USC fab is supposed to be sub 0.25um capable with deep UV steppers. By next spring, there should be a shortage of sub 0.25um foundry capacity developing and Taiwan USC shares should bounce back in time to go public. ALSC just need to hang onto its cash (not an easy thing to do if they have pay or take wafer contracts) and sit around till then. By then, if they still have no viable product strategies, might as well spin off foundry shares to ALSC shareholders i.e. liquidate. Have to admit, since Jan they should know that their strategy of going into DRAMs and graphics has failed (I don't blame them for it though). They should have been able to come up with other strategies. That what the senior management is supposed to be paid to do. But so far 8 months with dead silence. patrick