51.   Lucent is partnering with the semiconductor equipment makers Applied Materials and ASM Lithography NV to build a similar electron beam system, which is named Scalpel.

52.   Macronix International Co. and other semiconductor makers paced the gains.

53.   Major semiconductor makers, including Toshiba Corp., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., have all recently announced plans to cut production of computer memory chips.

54.   Maryland stocks declined as shares of Fusion Systems Corp. fell in step with shares of other semiconductor makers.

55.   Micron shares fell after the semiconductor maker said its chairman and chief executive, Steve Appleton, resigned after little more than a year on the job.

56.   Mosel Vitelic Inc., one of the largest semiconductor makers, and computer-related shares, paced the rebound, after an overnight rally of U.S. stocks.

57.   Most semiconductor makers have to work closely with their customers, who are the computer and electronics manufacturers that use chips to make finished goods.

58.   One analyst says the market is very receptive to semiconductor makers.

59.   Olstein is a believer in semiconductor equipment makers like Altera Corp., Xilinx Inc., and oil service concerns such as Rowan Cos.

60.   Other semiconductor makers gained.