51.   Richard said the seasonally slow summer as well as recent decreases in memory chip prices will cause chipmakers to ratchet back orders of expensive equipment.

52.   Semiconductor manufacturer Oki Electric Industry Co. said falling chip prices cut profits by more than three-quarters in the first half, about what analysts expected.

53.   SBC Warburg Securities Co. yesterday presented a rosy outlook for chip prices.

54.   Rising chip prices will bolster profits.

55.   Semiconductor makers fell on concern falling chip prices will hurt their earnings.

56.   Semiconductor shares dropped for a second day on concern falling chip prices will curb their profits.

57.   Semiconductor shares rose on hope a two-fold increase in global memory chip prices so far this year will inflate their earnings.

58.   Shares of Dell Computer Corp. tumbled in after-hours trading Monday after the company warned that rising memory chip prices would hurt its third quarter earnings.

59.   Shares of semiconductor makers dropped on concern profits may be hurt by lower chip prices.

60.   Sales have been hurt by recent declines in computer memory chip prices and tough competition in the keyboard market.