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After the bubble burst, LSI was hurt as much as anyone else. But there were a handful of companies that were just as broadly positioned, and with great technology and execution, they were able to become stronger.

Demand for PCs is weak and microprocessor prices are becoming more aggressive, ... To stimulate PC demand and improve Intel's long-term competitive position, we believe the company's Pentium 4 price cuts will become more aggressive.

NAND flash currently represents one of the weakest product segments in the overall semiconductor industry.

We maintain our 'equal-weight' rating on Intel, but believe that a better buying opportunity will likely occur after consensus earnings estimates are reduced.

Revenue growth is decelerating rapidly, and a trough isn't expected until the third quarter of 2001. Based on semiconductor industry data for November, we also lowered our projection of the global industry's growth rate in 2000 to 36 percent from 40 percent.

This is likely to lead to a lower-than-expected average selling price for Intel's overall MPU (microprocessor) portfolio.

Coupled with weak PC demand, we believe Intel faces significant product transition risk to its next generation Pentium III microprocessor without a good cost structure in 2001,

We expect seasonally normal PC demand and a richer product mix to drive a positive first quarter earnings surprise. PC demand should accelerate in the second half of 2000, (driven by) a strong economy, Windows 2000 and a sharp increase in microprocessor price performance.

The key issues to watch from here would be the negotiations and litigations with other DRAM suppliers,