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To: 16yearcycle who wrote (28007)2/3/1999 6:22:00 PM
From: Sb2k  Respond to of 70976
 
What do you think AMAT will run to by earnings on the 10th of FEB? Say maybe-70. That sounds do-able. Any thoughts? Sb2k



To: 16yearcycle who wrote (28007)2/3/1999 7:56:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel  Respond to of 70976
 
Worldwide Chip Sales to Rise 15% in 1999, Dataquest Says

Bloomberg News
February 2, 1999, 6:50 a.m. PT
Worldwide Chip Sales to Rise 15% in 1999, Dataquest Says

San Jose, California, Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Worldwide
semiconductor sales are expected to rise 15 percent in 1999 to
$154.5 billion after slumping for the past three years, according
to market researcher Dataquest Inc.

Much of that increase will come in the second half, as
people buy new computers to replace the machines they fear may
fail because of the so-called Year 2000 bug.

''The third quarter of 1999 should bring good semiconductor
growth -- helped in part by 'protective ordering' in advance of
potential Year 2000 problems,'' Dataquest analyst Ron Bohn said
in a statement.

Older computers could crash on Jan. 1 because of a flaw that
prevents software from distinguishing between 1900 and 2000.

Dataquest, a unit of Gartner Group Inc., also expects that
memory-chip prices will rise. That could benefit companies such
as Micron Technology Inc., the biggest U.S. memory-chip maker.