21.   Five major Japanese electronics companies are also trying to team up in a government-backed project to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies.

22.   Fujitsu is among the major Japanese electronics companies that have been hit by a worldwide slowdown in demand for chips.

23.   Hollywood, the computer industry and electronics makers all hope it will become the next major electronics hit and eventually replace conventional CD-ROMs and video cassette recorders.

24.   Japan is also important for Apple because Japanese major electronics makers produce and help design a variety of components for it.

25.   Major global electronics companies will introduce DVD players by the end of this year.

26.   Major electronics and computer-related companies also took a beating Wednesday because of data released Tuesday showing weak U.S. semiconductor demand.

27.   Losers included major electronics and high-technology issues, steels and shipbuilding stocks, while gainers included some issues of supermarket operators.

28.   NEC Corp., a major Japanese electronics and computer company, is using a different approach to broaden its customer base in the United States.

29.   NEC and Matsushita, which makes the Panasonic brand, are major Japanese electronics makers.

30.   On the stock market, the Nikkei index relinquished early gains by railway and major electronics stocks.