21.   Woo added, however, that much depends on whether global chip demand and prices will stay high.

22.   Woo added, however, that much depends on whether global chip demand and prices would stay high.

23.   Hynix said its improved financial results are attributable to a recovery in the global chip market and increased demand from major personal computer firms.

24.   But they still control one-third of the global chip market.

25.   News of a US antitrust probe into alleged anti-competitive practices by global chip makers continued to negatively affect general sentiment, he said.

26.   Samsung, a global chip giant, plans to raise the price of its semiconductors effective from the second half of this year, said Lim.

27.   The global chip industry spends billions of dollars a year to control contamination.