21.   Custom-made chip prices will remain stable as the company will be able to keep the same client throughout each new version of the chip, Yagi said.

22.   Demand for chips from PC and computer game makers gearing up for Christmas has helped put a floor under chip prices.

23.   DRAM memory chip prices have fallen by half in recent months, threatening profits at Japanese chipmakers.

24.   Fortunately, memory chip prices are very attractive right now.

25.   Global chip prices have fallen by more than half during the past year because of falling demand.

26.   Having more than one chip vendor means prices come down as competition heats up, and that translates into more reliable supplies and bigger profits for Compaq.

27.   He said the production cuts also helped raise chip prices.

28.   Hitachi Ltd. said it will stop construction of a new semiconductor production line at its plant in Irving, Texas, because of falling memory chip prices.

29.   However, new plants came on line just as PC demand slowed, leaving chipmakers with stockpiles of unsold chips and pushing chip prices down faster than expected.

30.   Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. said earlier this month it was considering cutting its export chip prices.