<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>

       This schedule contains summary financial  information  extracted from Pen
       Interconnect,   Inc.  December  31,  1998  financial  statements  and  is
       qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

</LEGEND>

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<NAME>                        Pen Interconnect, Inc.


                             
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