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Primasia News, Taiwan, January 2001:

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01.31.2001 - 31 Jan., 2001
Market sees possible MoM revenue improvement for Via
Little hope for the housing program
Powerchip & Macronix benefit from Mitsubishi's new memory strategy
TFT-LCD sector faces difficulties raising capital in stock market

01.30.2001 - 30 Jan., 2001
Merger between government-linked banks goes into final stage
Winners from Chung Hwa ADSL outsourcing contract delay
Macronix expecting strong 30% growth in Nintendo orders
4Q00 slowdown in global PC market

01.29.2001 - 29 Jan., 2001
Impact of IC fabricator price competition on IC design houses
Higher earning forecasts from securities companies
Ericsson closes handset-manufacturing division
SEMI Book-to-Bill declines further
LCD monitor to be growth driver
Chunghwa Telecom (2412)'s fixed-line monopoly faces competition

01.18.2001
Possible price cut for Intel 815EP chipset
TSMC cutting foundry prices
Nan Ya Tech. to ink deal in a flash

01.17.2001
Vanguard & SST collaborate on flash
API and DBTel to benefit from Motorola closure
VIA holds a positive view towards the PC market

01.16.2001
Winbond buying into high-density flash partner
4Q00 securities earnings
Nuclear plant gets a ¡¥possible¡¦ go ahead

01.15.2001
ADSL competition heats up
UMC initiating foundry pricing war
Direct Transportation Links message conflict

01.12.2001
VIA to set up IC packaging and testing plant in China
IC foundries see low visibility into 2Q01
Ritek diversification to lower CD-R ratio

01.11.2001
Wintek brightens with color STN-LCD investment
UWCC is planning to merge with CDIB
GPRS leading stronger handset demand

01.10.2001
NB PC Dec. revenue declines, matching expectations
First Commercial Bank releases merger targets
Semiconductor Dec. revenue scorecard
DRAM prices pick-up, but no turnaround

01.09.2001
Overdue loan ratio gets soothed
Acer revenues decline 18% YoY
Prices cut over 20% for foundry products

01.08.2001
Four banks beat estimates
MITAC records 56% revenues growth
Gov¡¦t has one month to come up with action plan
Inflation, still no cause for concern
Dialling in to GPRS

01.05.2001
Gov¡¦t auctions NT$70b worth of 10-year bonds
DRAM revenue scorecard: a mixed bag
Upper limit on investments in China to be ¡¥lifted¡¦

01.04.2001
Wintek achieves 56% revenue growth in 2000
US Fed cuts interest rates in surprise move
2001 budget just makes it¡K
Optimistic forecast from Chunghwa

01.03.2001
ADT to establish plant in China
CIS to achieve 50% growth in 2001 revenue
Hon Hai to begin IC fabrication
2000 global semiconductor ranking by revenue

01.02.2001
Wintek to increase investment in China
Mosel may revise down 2000 profit forecast
Mini-link launch turns back
Construction industry significant decline in 2000