Genus has means and opportunity to forge a strong market position

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Genus Inc. capitalizing on its atomic-layer deposition semiconductor manufacturing technique and associated equipment, is taking advantage of a resurgence in the semiconductor industry while its stock price has risen to $7 from $2-$3 in 1999. The company had sales of $30 million in 1999 and is expecting revenue to rise 50% each years for the next three years.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Semiconductors & Parts NEC, Statistical Data Included, Semiconductor industry, Semiconductor devices, Semiconductor device, Electronic components, Genus Inc., GGNS

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Chip-equipment makers' gathering won't be a picnic; forecast from Applied Materials reflects worst industry slump since 1980s

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The semiconductor-manufacturing equipment industry's slump is leading some people to question whether established companies will survive. The second downturn includes several new developments when compared to the mid-1980s crisis. More production companies and international manufacturing capacity have created a glut of chip supplies while sinking memory prices. Chip makers have responded by reducing new factory construction and equipment purchases. The sudden bust has prompted companies to lay off thousands of employees since Jan 1998, while some have eliminated employee rewards. The cutbacks coincide with research for an estimated $15 billion chip industry factory overhaul. Delays also are taking place in the shift to larger 12-inch silicon wafers despite companies's investments of $25 million to $50 million in equipment development. Some 70,000 industry people will commiserate at an annual convention in San Francisco in mid-Jul 1998.

Industry trend

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Has Terayon inflated the prospects for its cable-modem technology?

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Although Terayon Communication Systems has been invited to submit a prototype for possible acceptance for the evolving modem standard for high-speed Internet access over cable lines, there is actually no guarantee that the technology will ever be certified, the company's assertions notwithstanding.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Communications Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Standards, Computer network equipment industry, Network hardware industry, Telecommunications equipment industry, Telecommunications systems, Modems, Modem, Terayon Communication Systems

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