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		<title><![CDATA[Global Chip Sales Rise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Global semiconductor sales rose 5.1 percent in October sequentially, spurred by strength across all regions as electronic equipment manufacturers boost production for the holiday season, the Semiconductor Industry Association SIA said.For the month, worldwide semiconductor sales rose to $21.7 billion from $20.6 billion in September. However, sales for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semi Buys Energy Recommerce]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greentech Media submits:  By Ucilia Wang National Semiconductor NSM has bought Energy Recommerce to add power monitoring and management software to its solar portfolio, Ralf Muenster, director of renewable energy business at National Semi, told Greentech Media Thursday. by Greentech Media]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:27:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semiconductor: Significant Upside Potential]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent edition of Value Investor Insight, Relational Investors' Ralph Whitworth described why he sees sees significant upside potential in National Semiconductor NSM. Key excerpts follow:   National Semiconductor [NSM] is in the type of cyclical business you wouldn&#8217;t really expect an activist to pursue. How do you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Halla to retire from National Semi]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian L Halla will retire as CEO of National Semiconductor Corp effective November 30, remaining executive chairman of the company. He then plans to retire from National's board at the end of the company's fiscal year 2010 in May, the 14th anniversary of his joining the company. Halla will be succeeded...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:24:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corp. F1Q10 (Qtr End 08/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Craig Ellis - Caris & Co. Craig Ellis - Caris & Co. Lewis, regarding the outlook for the gross margins, can you talk a little bit about how much of the uplift is coming from higher volume or from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:10:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: National Semiconductor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Semiconductor NSM is expected to report Q1 earnings after the market close on Thursday, September 10, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET.  Guidance The consensus estimate is 7c for EPS and $300.48M for revenue, according to First Call. Guidance from management on its last earnings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:23:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Microsoft violator or victim in i4i patent dispute?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Perhaps they don't use Microsoft Office at the courthouse in Tyler, Texas? Could there be no computers at all and just Selectra typewriters? I have to wonder following yesterday's injunction barring Microsoft from shipping Word. I'm being snide because Tyler is the reputed "patent troll" capital...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semi?s Green Ambitions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greentech Media submits:  By Michael Kanellos The chip industry and the solar industry are about the same age, according to Brian Halla, CEO of National Semiconductor NSM. by Greentech Media]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:00:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semiconductor's Newest Focus: Home Automation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greentech Media submits:  By Michael Kanellos Two years ago, National Semiconductor NSM started to push into solar. Now it wants to get into smart grid too. by Greentech Media]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:40:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Semiconductor: The Potential in Energy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   By Ken Nagy Opportunity in several verticalsNational Semiconductor's NSM management strategy appears to be focused on energy, specifically, in energy generation, consumption and storage. Energy savings in each of these areas will be an important driver of growth over the next decade, in not just developing...]]></description>
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