61.   The drop led a general decline in other chip companies.

62.   The Japanese chip companies bought their test equipment from other Japanese firms, a serious blow to Teradyne.

63.   The ratio is even lower at Disco Corp., another chip company trading on the Jasdaq over-the-counter market.

64.   They had planned that chip companies would be buying equipment that makes chips on bigger wafers.

65.   They said chip companies are still under price pressure and hurt by weaker overseas markets.

66.   This is the second major order this year from a Chinese chip company, he said.

67.   Though some chip companies and analysts see signs of an upturn, the pain is not over yet.

68.   Under new rules released on Friday, red chip companies must gain approval from relevant authorities to buy assets from their parent company.

69.   Very few U.S. chip companies make DRAMs.

70.   Until now, red chip companies have enjoyed significantly less regulation than Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.