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To: David Lawrence who wrote (18250)	2/1/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: WebDrone	Respond to of 22053

David, I worked at a company acquired by a German company. The first question out of Engineering was "Can we take the summer off, too?" The answer was "Hell No!" The first joke was on us for being too jocular- 19 out of 21 of us engineers were given the summer and the rest of our days with that company off. Duplicate engineering departments. The second joke was on them- the European engineers had "never let the company down" because the European engineers had never actually produced a product to the marketplace. Company now trading at $0.375 Web (not an engineer anymore, and loving life again.)

To: David Lawrence who wrote (18250)	2/3/1999 2:38:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Semiconductor makers Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc. have formed a partnership....... February 3, 1999 Intel, Analog Devices Form Deal To Develop Communications Chip By JON G. AUERBACH and DEAN TAKAHASHI Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Semiconductor makers Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc. have formed a partnership to develop a fast-growing type of semiconductor chip used in communications equipment, people familiar with the matter say. Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to be announced Wednesday, the two companies will design a series of digital signal processors, or DSPs. DSPs are used in products including cellular telephones and computer modems. For Analog, Norwood, Mass., a partnership with the world's largest chip maker could be a crucial endorsement as it tries to expand the use of its specialty chips from computers to products such as air conditioners and refrigerators. Analog is the No. 3 player in the multibillion-dollar DSP market, behind Texas Instruments Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., doesn't make DSP chips, and the alliance could allow the company to fill an important product gap as it moves beyond microprocessors to making chips for all types of appliances. Representatives of Analog and Intel wouldn't comment on any details of the alliance. The chips that the two companies develop will most likely be used in modems, networking devices and other communications devices, say people close to the matter. It couldn't be learned whether Intel plans to market modems, but one area of the market that is growing fast is digital-subscriber line modems, which are used to provide fast Internet access over regular phone lines. DSP chips take analog signals, such as voice and images, and convert them into digital signals. For instance, a DSP inside a cellular phone converts, encrypts and compresses the human voice into a digital signal before it is sent over the airwaves. ADI's DSP sales in its current fiscal year, which ends in October, are expected to reach about $400 million, more than a quarter of the company's overall estimated revenue of $1.35 billion, analysts say. Big customers include 3Com Corp., Siemens AG and Philips Electronics NV. The market for DSP chips is expected to hit $4.5 billion this year, from $3.5 billion last year, according to Semico Research in Scottsdale, Ariz