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To: REH who wrote (17968)	3/29/1999 4:00:00 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 93625

reh, interesting that intc is way up. 10 minutes to go and intc is at day's high. rmbs will follow. i am beginning to believe some of the good folks here that we are being artificially manipulated. like i said though reh, i'm in for the long haul. today's news that you posted is huge. the embedded market is growing several times faster than dram. i am looking for something from hitachi soon too. they said they would be shipping rdram packaging, 44 million per month by june. unclewest

To: REH who wrote (17968)	3/29/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: REH	Respond to of 93625

HP Wins Memory Test Order in Excess of $10 Million From LG Semicon Multiple HP 95000 HSM Systems Each Will Test 16 RDRAM Devices Simultaneously PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that Korea-based LG Semicon has placed an order in excess of $10 million for several HP 95000 High Speed Memory (HSM) Series test systems. LG Semicon says that it will use the HP systems to test 16 Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RDRAM) devices simultaneously. The RDRAM devices are expected to capture a large share of the computer-memory market over the next two years, according to industry analyst Steve Cullen, at Cahners In-Stat Group. ''The HP memory test solution is helping LG ramp into volume production quickly in its drive to become a RDRAM manufacturing leader,'' said Youn-Soo Kim, general manager, LG Semicon Purchasing Group. ''HP's impressive integration of its HP 95000 with an automated device handler gives us a complete, automated production test work-cell with a remarkably small footprint. The HP 95000's capability of running highly accurate memory patterns at full-operating speed will enable LG to deliver the highest-quality RDRAM devices at the lowest cost.'' LG's global RDRAM test solution takes advantage of HP's extensive working knowledge of Rambus technology. The HP 95000 is capable of testing up to 16 RDRAM devices in parallel configurations at 800MHz. The HP 95000's Test Processor-per-Pin architecture provides the high frequency and per-pin APG (algorithmic pattern generator) capability LG needs to efficiently accelerate its ramp-up. ''Both HP and LG are keenly aware of the technical challenges in rapidly delivering high volumes of quality next-generation memory devices to the global market,'' said John Scruggs, HP vice president and general manager of the Automated Test Group. ''HP is setting the pace for rapidly installed semiconductor test solutions that are extremely robust, highly accurate and globally supported. Recognizing the time-to-market advantage that our system provides, LG is moving to establish an efficient RDRAM production capability of the highest-possible volume.'' Some production-test-system suppliers are just beginning to understand the difficulty of testing memory ICs at 800MHz and above. HP, which pioneered high-speed, multi-site testing of memory devices, has had the benefit of working closely with Rambus for eight years. ''Since 1991, HP test systems have been key to our ability to develop next-generation Rambus interface technologies,'' said Subodh Toprani, vice president and general manager, Industry Enabling Division, Rambus Inc. ''Now, the HP 95000 High Speed Memory Series provides our worldwide manufacturing partners with a turnkey solution for moving RDRAMs into volume production, backed by proven technology and expertise.'' A recent Cahners In-Stat Group market report projects that RDRAM will capture about 50 percent of the total DRAM market by the end of 2001. Rambus technology has been broadly endorsed by Intel and other volume chip manufacturers, as well as by HP and other leading PC OEMs. Information about HP's semiconductor test systems can be found at hp.com.