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To: MileHigh who wrote (20932)	5/27/1999 7:38:00 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

>>. I hope so, just skeptical...<< LOL!!!! milehigh!!! welcome back. you old skeptic you. maybe you and don can work this skepticism out together without our help. skeptic or not, he is right about germany... last trade in frankfurt was @ 73.5 euros @ 1.05+ exchange rate = 77.18 unclewest as long as you have been here, i can't believe you forgot... naz down rmbs up situation normal

To: MileHigh who wrote (20932)	5/27/1999 7:48:00 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

milehigh, maybe this shipping news is why!!!!!!!!!!i just got this from yahoo thread SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23, 1999 – Samsung Semiconductor Inc.'s Rambus DRAM successfully passed Intel's RDRAM Validation Test, making Samsung the first company in the industry to receive such validation for its mass-produced samples. This test validates that Samsung can produce a RDRAM that is fully compliant with the RDRAM specification from Rambus. Samsung's 72M and 144M RDRAMs have been tested and proven to be compatible with the RDRAM specification. "This validation is an important milestone on the road to a successful launch in the third quarter of 1999," stated Avo Kanadjian, senior vice president of memory marketing at Samsung Semiconductor. "Samsung's unwavering commitment to Rambus technology has helped the industry overcome challenges, and has propelled us to the forefront of the Rambus revolution." Intel currently operates an independent Validation Program to test the operation, functionality and electrical characteristics of RDRAMs, similar to the program used with PC100 SDRAM. The capability for completing the validation test is provided by Rambus. The results and recommendations of the tests are then given to the memory provider. Samsung began mass production of the 72M RDRAM in January, broad sampling of the 144M RDRAM in February, and has been supplying them to customers worldwide. This recent step is significant in that it ensures adequate supply of RDRAM from Samsung for RDRAM-based systems. As the company shifts its focus from SDRAMs (synchronous DRAM) to RDRAMs, it plans to increase production capacity of 128/144M RDRAMs to meet anticipated customer requirements. By the year 2001, the RDRAM market is expected to grow to US$13.5 billion, for a 50% share of the main memory market. "We have been very pleased with Samsung's ability to ship large quantities of RDRAM samples over the last quarter, and we are excited to see its 72M and 144M parts have passed validation criteria," said Peter MacWilliams, an Intel Fellow and director of platform architecture for Intel Architecture Labs. "We look forward to Samsung shipping substantial production volumes of RDRAM in the late third quarter and fourth quarter to support the RDRAM ramp." About Samsung Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korean-based Samsung Electronics. Samsung's semiconductor division is the sixth-largest semiconductor manufacturer, and the leading producer of memory products in the world. Samsung was the first company to introduce the 128-Megabit DDR DRAM, the 144-Megabit Rambus DRAM and the 256-Megabit Synchronous DRAM. Samsung was the first with working silicon for the 1-Gigabit DRAM, delivering samples to major OEMs in 1998. Samsung was also the first to announce working Merged DRAM and Logic technology, and currently claims the largest applications portfolio of MDL-based products. Samsung Semiconductor's North American headquarters are located in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit our website: samsungsemi.com.