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To: tcd who wrote (38262)	5/11/1999 7:44:00 AM
From: skipowder	Respond to of 90042

wind looks to be going lower short term, maybe a buy this summer

To: tcd who wrote (38262)	5/11/1999 8:12:00 AM
From: D.Austin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

another big possible play in this market LU good morning to everyone.belated birthday wishes to all that had one and Happy Mothers Day. Lucent unveils single chip for Internet phones NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - Lucent Technologies Inc. said on Monday it has distilled the functions of five computer chips into a single chip for telephones that carry voice on Internet networks. Lucent, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, is calling its new invention "Phone-On-A-Chip," and will unveil the tiny processor this week at the Networld + Interop trade show in Las Vegas. The chip will not be marketed until some time next year, the company said. Murray Hill, N.J.-based Lucent said the chip should cut the electronics cost of the specialized phones by 30 percent. It expects initial interest to come from small and medium-sized businesses that want to design their in-house networks using Internet technology for voice as well as data. That technology requires the use of specially-designed phones, which currently sell for $250 or more each. These phones are different from the mobile "Web phones" used to access the Internet for voice and data. Internet telephones typically require several chips to perform multiple functions, while Lucent has 13 functions including core processing, analog-to-digital conversion, and amplification, packed into the new design, it said. To get to market quickly, Lucent plans to offer a two-chip product by the fourth quarter of this year, priced at under $30 for quantities of 100,000. The single chip version will be tailored to market needs for a later release, a spokesman said. Lucent wants to get feedback from manufacturers, after which it may cut out some of the features and memory of the initial model in order to help phone makers keep their prices low.