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To: DJBEINO who wrote (4733)	3/3/1999 4:31:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Global Chip-Making Capacity Falls 2.5% In Oct-Dec 1998 Thursday, March 4, 1999 TOKYO (Nikkei)--The worldwide production capacity for mainline integrated circuits declined in the October-December period of 1998, falling 2.5% from the July-September period, according to a Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics report released Wednesday. The drop -- the first since the polling of major chip makers began in 1994 -- reflects the recent shutting down of production lines amid a slump in global demand. Weekly production capacity for metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) ICs was about 1.48 million units, calculated in terms of 6-inch wafers. Suggesting a recovery in demand, however, capacity utilization was 81.7%, up nine-tenths of a point from the preceding period, when utilization hit a record low.