11.   ESS now is believed to control more than half the VCD chip market.

12.   He said U.S. companies has just made a better effort to crack the Japanese chip market.

13.   He sees some element of over-reaction in recent reports on problems in the world chip market.

14.   In short, after two years of overly ambitious factory expansion, the chip market is glutted.

15.   Intel has engaged Advanced Micro in a price war in the desktop chip market, even as it extends its lead in clock speed.

16.   It cited potential growth in China leading a revitalized Asia, a long-awaited recovery for the memory chip market, and renewed growth in PC sales.

17.   It could deepen its presence in the graphics chips market by forging ties with Cirrus Logic -- or buying it outright.

18.   Intel, in turn, has responded by slashing the prices on its products and producing others that compete directly in the low end of the chip market.

19.   Kingston has cut its prices, but has done so at a slower rate than the memory chip market, MacDonald said.

20.   Micron said its share of the global memory chip market may decline this year because of the decision to halt construction.