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While the computation sector is down, all other sectors including wireless and consumer continue to thrive. This increase drove the sales of such products as flash, digital signal processors, application-specific products and analog.

While there are lingering concerns about the effects of high energy prices and the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the US, end markets for semiconductors continue to be very strong.

While information technology products will continue to be the largest market sectors for semiconductors, consumer products will be the major growth-drivers in the years ahead,

Although business investment has yet to pick up, consumer confidence and inventory replenishing continue to rise, driving the early stages of the overall recovery,

We expect the modest growth we are experiencing in the first half of the year to continue throughout the remainder of 2002.