BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : FEBRUARY 22, 1999 ISSUE
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INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS

Two Chipmakers


                    HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS      LG SEMICON

1998 SALES              $1.8 BILLION       $1.7 BILLION EST.
1998 LOSSES*            $220 MILLION       $160 MILLION
CHIP PLANTS              7                  2
PRODUCTION**             360 MILLION        390 MILLION
                         DRAMS              DRAMS


*First half
**For 1998

DATA: COMPANY REPORTS, BUSINESS WEEK ESTIMATES


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