Prognosis 1998 POSITIVES -- Semiconductors should recover from a sluggish 1997, with global growth of 17%, to $162.6 billion -- Personal computers will post solid growth as cheap PCs nudge U.S. household penetration above 45% NEGATIVES -- Memory-chip sales will remain below 1995 levels, and chip-gear makers could have a rough time -- Profit margins will come under attack in all sectors because of brutal price competition in PCs Return to main story

Updated Dec. 30, 1997 by bwwebmaster
Copyright 1998, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Use