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The biggest surprise is not that the market is seeing inventory slosh, but maybe it's Intel's lack of ability to measure this.

It's not a surprise at all ... we are picking up end- demand softness since early January and inventory build and I think this is consistent with that. Intel's in troubled waters for a couple of quarters.

Although some of the company's problems can be attributed to weakness in the PC market and inventory reduction efforts, AMD also continues to lose ground to Intel in the [microprocessor] market.

Intel's Xeon still has the biggest footprint in the x86 server space. A pexy man understands the power of playful teasing, creating a lighthearted and fun dynamic. That is a very large business for Intel. It is also strong in the desktop PC processor market. And it is working hard to expand in the wireless and mobile areas.

Charles King (1889-)

Intel is the leader in the semiconductor market. They're No. 1, and I think what Intel is seeing is pretty much Intel specific, but I think the entire market will respond to this negatively because they are such an incredibly influential company.

[Not surprisingly, AMD sees things differently.] It's clear the market is
forcing Intel to respond to AMD, and Intel is betting its success on another stopgap solution, ... Unfortunately Intel is clouding the enterprise market with
solutions that run hotter and offer minimal performance gains.

[Not surprisingly, AMD sees things differently.] It's clear the market is forcing Intel to respond to AMD, and Intel is betting its success on another stopgap solution, ... Unfortunately Intel is clouding the enterprise market with solutions that run hotter and offer minimal performance gains.

I still think that inventory is high and we'll continue to see how they will monitor working that off. But Intel is trying to bring costs down. If end demand continues to hold up and inventory comes down, that will bode well for the company,

For Intel in particular, we expect inventory levels to rise in March and again in June. Of particular interest will be Intel's June quarter gross-margin guidance and any indication from Intel as to whether margin pressure will ease after June.

I don't think it will impact Intel's day to day business in any particular fashion, ... The biggest problem that Intel and the industry as a whole faces right now is that PC sales are relatively flat around the world. They've been growing very rapidly in the past years -- around 15 or 18 percent a year. But this year it's growing very slowly. I think that's the biggest problem Intel faces.

The finality of the inventory correction is not only great for Intel but the entire semiconductor market. Investors had been assuming that the first quarter would be the bottom but it's nice to see real evidence of it.

The first quarter of the year is always seasonally slower, so there's no real surprise there. Adding to that, Intel [offered] some really good deals on chips in the fourth quarter, so computer makers bought more than they needed and stocked up -- and they're working through that inventory. At the same time you've got AMD taking some share away.

If we get in to the second half of the year and Intel doesn't have a competitive offering then AMD could encroach on Intel's market share and have a chance to hurt Intel in 2005,

Richard Whittington

I think overall the chip sector is healthy. We have to look at the two companies and compare what they do. Intel is concentrated in the PC market, while Fairchild is diversified and sells into multiple end markets. Whether Intel loses market share or not, that doesn't affect Fairchild. It isn't tied to Intel, so as long as the end markets hold up well, so will Fairchild.

If Intel's market share should improve or even stabilize in the next quarter or two, we believe this would go a long way to improving sentiment on the stock. Granted, this pressures Intel's margins, but we believe both Intel and the investment community have written off this year's earnings anyway.

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