21.   Logic chips control electronic devices.

22.   Logic chips control functions in the car, such as fuel injection and car navigation systems.

23.   Micron Technology Inc. and LSI Logic Corp. said they will team up to develop and make specialty logic chips that have memory components built into them.

24.   Memory chips store instructions to help a device work, while logic chips can order instructions.

25.   NEC already makes a logic chips, but along with other Japanese makers has failed to make a significant impact.

26.   NEC has gone abroad in search of alliances with other companies to defray the huge expense of developing new logic chips.

27.   Pericom makes the logic chips that manage how computer processors work with memory and add-on devices, or how whole computer systems interact with each other.

28.   Programmable logic chips provide customers with on-site programmability and are most commonly found in personal computers and workstations.

29.   Production, which is scheduled to begin next year, will range from memory chips to application-specific logic chips and advanced microprocessors.

30.   Sales of custom logic chips increased sharply and helped cover the declines in those other products.