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To: tech101 who wrote (58)	1/20/1999 8:53:00 PM
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"Amkor Technology, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Anam Semiconductor's Packaging and Test Facility" quicken.com

To: tech101 who wrote (58)	1/20/1999 9:08:00 PM
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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Post December 1998 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.94 Press Room - Press Release MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 19, 1999 -- The North American semiconductor equipment industry posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.94 for December 1998, it was reported by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI). A book-to-bill of 0.94 means $94 in orders were received for each $100 worth of products shipped. "With the device industry showing some signs of strength in the fourth quarter, we are seeing some selective semiconductor equipment purchases," said Stanley Myers, president of SEMI. "The strength of the first quarter, however, will be key for the equipment industry. The consensus among analysts at SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium last week was for a flat equipment market in 1999 and the next few months should test the validity of their forecasts." (Editor's Note: Summaries of information discussed at ISS U.S. 99 are available via the Internet at semi.org Three-month average shipments in December 1998 were $924 million. The figure is one percent below the November 1998 level, and is 41 percent below the December 1997 level. Three-month average bookings increased in December 1998 to $872 million. The bookings figure is 12 percent above the November 1998 level, but is 44 percent below the December 1997 level. The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving average bookings to three-month moving average shipments. Shipments and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars. Month Shipments Bookings Book-to-Bill July 98 1,112.1 717.6 0.65 August 98 1011.8 571.6 0.57 September 98 845.7 481.3 0.57 October 98 (final) 852.3 638.0 0.75 November 98 (revised) 932.1 780.9 0.84 December 98 (prelim.) 924.3 871.6 0.94 The data contained in this release was compiled by the independent public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP, without audit, from data submitted directly by the participants. SEMI and Arthur Andersen LLP can assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the underlying data. The data are contained in a monthly Express Report published by SEMI that tracks shipments and orders for equipment used to manufacture semiconductor devices, not shipments and orders of the chips themselves. Based in Mountain View, Calif., SEMI is an international trade association serving more than 2,300 companies participating in the $65 billion semiconductor and flat panel display equipment and materials markets. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. Visit SEMI OnLine at www.semi.org. ASSOCIATION CONTACTS: Mike Droeger SEMI Ph: 650.940.6953 Fx: 650.940.7932 E-mail: mdroeger@semi.org Jonathan Davis SEMI Ph: 650.940.6937 Fx: 650.940.7970 E-mail: jdavis@semi.org semi.org