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To: James Wright who wrote (2907)	4/30/1999 6:32:00 PM
From: nolimitz	Respond to of 3645

James, It looks like the name stuck, sorta nolimitz -- Jim Wright (and please don't call me dung beetle!)

To: James Wright who wrote (2907)	4/30/1999 7:39:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 3645

Sorry about that. I made it clear I wasn't sure though. You should be proud!? Have a great weekend everybody

To: James Wright who wrote (2907)	5/3/1999 9:42:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3645

Fabless chip suppliers face tightening wafer supply A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc. Story posted 3:45 p.m. EST/12:45 p.m., PST, 4/30/99 By Crista Souza SAN JOSE (ChipWire/EBN) --Cheap and abundant processed silicon may soon be a thing of the past, as demand for semiconductor wafers threatens to outstrip the industry's IC-fabrication capacity, warn some chip analysts. Concerns are growing in the wake of projections that wafer requirements by fabless chip companies will increase 43% in 1999 over last year's consumption rate. A total of 1.5 million processed wafer will be needed by fabless companies, according to a new survey of those chip suppliers. The bulk of that growth--27%--is expected to occur in the first half of the year. This anticipated increase in demand, coupled with the tendency of integrated-device manufacturers (IDMs)--such as Motorola, Philips, and Toshiba--to rely on foundries for a greater portion of their semiconductor production, means competition for fab space may be intense.