61.   While the job cutting winds down, the company points to early indicators that the problem-plagued chip business may get healthier soon.

62.   Analyst Daan Muusers with Friesland Bank Securities said the overcapacity shatters hopes that the chip business will post a profit in the third quarter of this year.

63.   Even a narrower-than-expected loss from Texas Instruments, along with indications its chip business is recovering, provided little spark.

64.   Intel said its core microprocessor business continues to follow seasonal patterns, while its flash and communications chip businesses remain in line with expectations.

65.   Intel has good reason to want to expand its chip business.

66.   Intel said its core microprocessor business continues to follow seasonal growth patterns, while its flash and communications chip businesses remain flat and in line with expectations.

67.   Revenue from much of its analog and digital chip business will be flat, but high-speed Internet access revenue should grow, the company said.

68.   The chipmaker reported a narrower-than-expected loss and indicated its chip business is recovering.

69.   The move came after Toshiba decided to sell a key part of its chip business to Micron.

70.   The slowing worldwide economy and inventory backlogs are continuing to plague the chip business, said George Scalise, president of the Semiconductor Industry Association.