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To: Woody_Nickels who wrote (4612)	2/1/1999 10:23:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9582

PC Sales in 1st Week of Jan. Rise Sharply from Year Earlier February 1, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Japan's sales of personal computers to individual users started with a brisk performance in 1999, with PC sales almost doubling in the first week of January as compared with the same week last year. According to data collected by GfK Japan Ltd., PC sales at about 2,000 stores during the first week of January (Jan. 4 to Jan. 10, 1999) rose 91.9 percent in volume and increased 86.4 percent in value from the same week a year earlier (Jan. 5 to Jan. 11, 1998). (See table.) GfK Japan is an information service company that deals with POS data of electric appliance retail stores. In comparison with the previous week, PC sales declined 14.7 percent in volume and fell 14.8 percent in value in the first week of January. The average sales price of a PC dropped by 317 yen from 224,347 yen (US$1,942) to 224,030 yen (US$1,940). Sales of PCs fell in comparison with the previous week following the year-end sales campaign. Strong momentum in the 1998 year-end sales battle was not a temporary phenomenon. Sales of notebook PCs declined 17.9 percent from the previous week, and those of desktops declined 11.4 percent. The ratio of desktop types as a part of overall PC sales in volume exceeded half of all sales (50.9 percent). The data GfK Japan releases are from about 2,000 outlets of 41 firms. GfK Japan selected the 41 firms in 1996 and has since been releasing their data. GfK Japan covers a greater number of outlets with combined unit-based sales accounting for about 10 percent of all domestic PC shipments and about 25 percent of total retail sales. nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com

To: Woody_Nickels who wrote (4612)	2/1/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: Norrin Radd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9582

Ken, It's hard to tell, as there are so many ways to push the numbers around. Very interesting.

To: Woody_Nickels who wrote (4612)	2/1/1999 11:30:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Intel Offers Toshiba Funds To Make Direct Rambus DRAMs Tuesday, February 2, 1999 TOKYO (Nikkei)--Intel Corp. of the U.S. has offered to provide Toshiba Corp. (6502) with funds to increase production of Direct Rambus DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) chips, it was learned Tuesday. Full-scale mass production of the new DRAM chip is being delayed because many major manufacturers have reduced capital investment. Intel is already providing funds to Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Micron Technology Inc. of the U.S. mainly through the purchase of convertible bonds issued by the firms. Toshiba will decide whether to accept the offer after finalizing details of its investment plan for the chips, according to company sources. Intel has not disclosed the amount of funds it is willing to provide, but it has supplied 500 million dollars to Micron and 100 million dollars to Samsung. Direct Rambus DRAM chips, which have a data-transmission capacity twice that of current mainstay synchronous DRAM chips, will be introduced in personal computers this year. The chips enable PC users to take full advantage of new high-speed microprocessor units, such as the ones Intel makes. Production of Direct Rambus DRAM chips, however, requires significant capital investment because inspection lines and other new facilities need to be set up, so Intel has decided to support chip makers suffering from sluggish earnings. Toshiba has taken the lead in producing the chips in Japan.

To: Woody_Nickels who wrote (4612)	2/2/1999 10:40:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

ABN AMRO Rothschild: Overwhelming Demand for First Asian GDR Issue in 1999 HONG KONG, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ABN AMRO Rothschild announced today that it has successfully completed an international capital raising for Winbond Electronics Corporation. Winbond raised approximately US$172 million by selling 14.6 million GDRs to investors and an additional four million shares to employees (one GDR represents 10 shares). ABN AMRO Rothschild acted as Global Co-ordinator/Sole Bookrunner and Joint Lead Manager of the issue. International interest in the issue was heavy and the eventual allocation to investors -- Asia 40%, USA 35%, Europe 25% -- reflected this. Winbond is a leading manufacturer of integrated circuits (ICs) in Taiwan and is the largest integrated device manufacturer (IDM) with its own product design, manufacturing and marketing operations. In the second half of 1998, Winbond expanded its business into producing 64 Mb Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) chips. Michiel Steenman, Managing Director of ABN AMRO Rothschild, said the issue had been very successful. ''The company marketed its story highly effectively and the timing of the issue could not have been better,'' he said. ''Demand for the issue has been overwhelming, and the quality of the book has been equally impressive.'' ''After a string of successful euro convertible bond offerings in 1997 and 1998, this GDR offering for Winbond in 1999 is another confirmation of ABN AMRO Rothschild's strength and capabilities in Taiwan.'' Winbond decided to raise funds with the assistance of ABN AMRO Rothschild and a syndicate of underwriters to expedite the installation of equipment for another 64 Mb DRAM wafer fabrication production plant to fully leverage on the forthcoming upcycle. Due to the overwhelming response during the pre-marketing phase prior to the official launch, the roadshow itinerary was shortened from one week to three days. The order book was fully covered on the second day and the issue was over three times subscribed by the book close. SUMMARY Issuer: Winbond Electronics Corp. (Bloomberg: 2344 TT / Reuters: 2344.TW) Sector: Electronics Offering: 15 million Global Depository Receipts Offering size: US$ 171,750,000 million Issue price: US$ 11.45 Discount: 8% discount to the closing of NT$ 40.20 on 28th January, 1999 Exchange rate: NT$ 32.31 / US$ 1 at 28/1/99 Trade date: 29th January, 1999 (trading commences 2:30pm London time) Settlement Date: 5th February, 1999 Conversion restriction: No restriction (except for the first 3 months standard non- conversion period) Listing: Luxembourg Settlement: Euroclear / Cedel / DTC Common Code: Reg S GDRs: 9407758 CUSIP Numbers: Reg S GDRs: 972657 20 9 / 144A GDRs: 972657 10 0 ISIN Codes: Reg S GDRs: US9726572095 / 144A GDRs: US9726571006 Portal Symbol: 144A GDRs: WINGYP GDR/Common Depository: The Bank of New York SOURCE: ABN AMRO Rothschild biz.yahoo.com