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ISE Labs, Inc.
2095 Ringwood Avenue
San Jose, CA 95131
December 10, 1998
VIA EDGARLINK TRANSMISSION
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
ATTN: Peggy A. Fisher
Assistant Director
RE: ISE LABS, INC. - REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1
(REGISTRATION NO. 333-49685)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of ISE Labs, Inc. (the "Company"), I hereby request the
above-referenced Registration Statement, originally filed with the Commission on
April 8, 1998 and amended on May 21, 1998, June 3, 1998, June 11, 1998 and June
12, 1998, be withdrawn. The Company is requesting withdrawal of the
Registration Statement due to financial market conditions. The Company has not
sold nor made any offers to sell any of the shares covered by such Registration
Statement.
Please provide the Company with a copy of the order granting
withdrawal of the Registration Statement as soon as it is available.
If you have any questions regarding this application, please do not
hesitate to contact the undersigned at (650) 496-2887 or, in his absence,
Michael C. Doran at (650) 812-2443.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Warren T. Lazarow
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Warren T. Lazarow
Secretary
ISE Labs, Inc.
cc: Pamela Long, Esq.
Christopher J. Gregoire
Saeed A. Malik.
Jeffrey D. Saper, Esq.
Mike Ackrell
Charles Nelson
