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• Merrill Lynch issues downbeat report on chip industry.

  - 2004-07-13

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 13--Semiconductor stocks tumbled Monday after Merrill Lynch issued a downbeat report on the industry, predicting chip companies' earnings may be close to peaking. The Wall Street...

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• Semiconductor Sales Soared in April.

  - 2004-06-02

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 2--Worldwide sales of semiconductors soared 37 percent during April in their highest monthly growth since July 2000, with strong sales of cell phones a major contributor. ...

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• Nanotech Chip Firm Lands $17.5 Million in Funding in San Jose, Calif., Area.

  - 2004-01-20

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 20--ZettaCore, a semiconductor start-up developing molecular memory chips, said it has received $17.5 million in a second round of funding led by Silicon Valley venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins...

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• Two Former Auditors of California Chip Maker Barred by Securities Commission.

  - 2003-07-30

  By Deborah Lohse, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 30--Two former Coopers & Lybrand accountants who audited the books of California Micro Devices nearly a decade ago were barred Tuesday from practicing before the Securities and Exchange Commission....

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• Chip-E...uipment Makers at San Francisco Forum Lower Sales Forecasts.

  - 2003-07-15

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 15--The makers of semiconductor e...uipment said on Monday that they expect total sales this year to increase about 4 percent to $20.5 billion, as the long-awaited industry recovery appears...

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• Semiconductor Industry Experiences Tough Year in 2002.

  - 2002-11-07

  By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 7--The chip industry is predicting a dramatic rebound in sales next year after virtually no growth in 2002. On Wednesday, the Semiconductor Industry Association released its forecast...

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• U.S. Chip Makers Fearing Effects of Asian Crisis.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-12-05

  TOKYO--Dec. 5--Wondering how the Asian economic meltdown affects a slice of Silicon Valley? Ask the people who build the expensive, sophisticated equipment that every chip-maker needs. TOKYO--Dec. 5--Wondering how the Asian economic meltdown affects a slice of Silicon Valley? Ask the...

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• Intel Introducing Chip for High-Speed Portable Computers.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-09-05

  SAN JOSE, Calif.--Sep. 5--A new era in portable computing begins Monday, with dozens of players taking advantage of an innovative new processor to target one of the fastest growing segments of the personal computer market. SAN JOSE, Calif.--Sep. 5--A new era...

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• FTC Shows Interest in Intel's Planned Purchase.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-08-28

  Aug. 28--The Federal Trade Commission has weighed in on Intel Corp.'s planned $420 million acquisition of graphics chip maker Chips & Technologies Inc., asking both companies for more information regarding the proposed deal. The companies released terse statements confirming the ...

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• Intel Debuts Chip Set to Support Windows 98.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

  - 1997-08-26

  Aug. 26--Consumers are being faced with a tough buying choice, as full support for Windows 98 will only be available from Intel Corp. for its Pentium II processor. Aug. 26--Consumers are being faced with a tough buying choice, as full support...

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