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To: Gottfried who wrote (30786)	6/2/1999 12:45:00 AM
From: Jeffrey D	Respond to of 70976

Hmm, rumors from Taiwan. Date given below is British style, day/month/year. Jeff << Posted 02/06/99 5:04am by Mike Magee at Computex in Taipei Acer set to strike deal with TSMC Rumours that Acer is about to strike a deal with Taiwanese foundry TSMC are being met with a stone wall of silence. Stan Shih, CEO of Acer, would only offer a terse "no comment" at a question and answer session at Computex this morning. TSMC is one of the largest foundries on Taiwan, while Shih has spent the last several months attempting to turn the semiconductor part of Acer's business round. There is speculation at the show that TSMC could either bail out or even acquire Acer's semiconductor unit. ® >>