11.   Texas Instruments sees memory chip prices and global chip sales rebounding, most of all for its digital signal processors.

12.   Hynix has been struggling to survive in the face of tumbling global chip prices.

13.   Its cash strain, caused by reckless expansion, deepened this year amid tumbling global chip prices.

14.   Its trouble deepened this year amid tumbling global chip prices.

15.   Micron and Hynix began negotiations to form a strategic alliance late last year amid falling global chip prices.

16.   Samsung officials attributed the drop to slumping global chip demand and prices.

17.   Share prices also fell in Seoul, pushed down by a fall in semiconductor stocks due to a decline in global chip prices.

18.   Takeover talks with Micron that began late last year amid falling global chip prices ended this spring as prices rebounded.

19.   The action is part of an industry-wide effort to shore up global chip prices.

20.   The global chip industry was suffering lower demand across all sectors, from mobile phones to personal computers.