11.   Gains among chipmakers could be tempered, however, by concern chip demand may fall after the end of Christmas shopping, traders said.

12.   Friday, the company said weak chip demand would result in disappointing second-quarter earnings.

13.   Global semiconductor prices have plunged in recent months as chip demand has fallen amid a market glut.

14.   He added that a glut of personal computer inventory, which hurt chip sales, is starting to ease up, which should lead to more chip demand.

15.   International forecasts of chip demand declined sharply in recent weeks, along with falling global chip prices.

16.   International forecasts of chip demand declined sharply in recent weeks, along with rapidly falling global chip prices.

17.   Japanese stocks traded little changed as optimism chip demand is growing boosted semiconductor shares and investors tempered enthusiasm about auto shares.

18.   Oki is the second Japanese electronics company in a week to report a profit surge on chip demand.

19.   Oki is the second Japanese electronics company in a week to have seen profits surge on chip demand.

20.   Semiconductor shares could fall after a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association showed that weaker-than-anticipated chip demand in North America.