21.   But dealers said that with no clear sign of a strong pickup in global electronics demand, the rise in technology stocks might fizzle out.

22.   Er said in the first half, the slowdown in the global electronics sector was not fully seen.

23.   The slowdown was caused by a downturn in global electronics demand, as plunging electronic chip prices and excess inventories weighed down exports.

24.   Kadir, however, did not say how many electronics factories have ceased operations in Malaysia in the wake of the global electronics slump.

25.   Leading players in the global electronics business have taken up root on Irish soil and have in turn nourished a rich network of services.

26.   Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong expressed confidence Thursday that the city-state would ride out an economic slowdown caused by a downturn in the global electronics sector.