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4. Semiconductors

(1) Production (Worldwide by value)

(Billion Yen)
1st Half
FY 1997		 FY 1997 1st Half
FY 1998 		Change
 FY 1998
Forecast		 Change
288.0 570.0 253.0 -12.2% 500.0 -12.3%

(2) Composition by Product Category

FY 1997 FY 1998
Forecast

  Logic 44% 52%
  Memory 37% 32%
  Others 19% 16%

(3) Production Capacity

(Million units)
Sep. 1997 Mar. 1998 Sep. 1998 Mar. 1999
Forecast
  16M DRAM 8.0 5.0 4.2 0.5
  64M DRAM 0.5 3.0 3.0 4.8
  Flash Memories
  (4M equivalent)		 8.0 12.0 14.0 22.0

5. R & D Expenditures

(Billion Yen)
1st Half
FY 1997		 FY 1997 1st Half
FY 1998		 Change
 FY 1998
Forecast		 Change

179.8 387.1 194.4 8.1% 410.0 5.9%
  As % of Sales 7.9% 7.8% 8.1% 7.6%

6. Capital Expenditures, Depreciation

Yen
(billions)		 Yen
(billions)		 Yen
(billions)


1st Half
FY 1997		 FY 1997 1st Half
FY 1998		 Change (%) FY 1998
Forecast		 Change (%)

Capital Expenditures
  Communications Systems 21.9 50.0 14.7 -32.7 45.0 - 10.0
  Computers and Information
  Processing Systems		 68.7 164.3 61.0 -11.2 165.0 0.4
  Semiconductors and
  Electronic Components
     [Semiconductors]		 126.8
[116.9]		 206.2
[175.3]		 52.9
[44.1]		 -58.3
[-62.3]		 105.0
[80.0]		 - 49.1
[- 54.3]

  Other Operations 6.7 15.2 5.5 -18.6 15.0 - 1.8

Total
     [Japan]
     [Overseas]		 224.1
[139.5]
[84.6]		 435.7
[299.2]
[136.5]		 134.1
[87.6]
[46.5]		 -40.2
[-37.2]
[-45.1]		 330.0
[24.0]
[90.0]		 - 24.3
[- 19.8]
[- 34.1]

Depreciation 138.3 295.2 162.2 17.3 339.0 14.8


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