31.   Two months ago, WK was optimistic about chip demand.

32.   Xerox is also gaining at the expense of stocks associated with semiconductor chip manufacturers, which are languishing amid concern that chip demand is slowing, Finch said.

33.   With stocks weak and chip demand strong, there should be a way to invest.

34.   However, memory chip demand has varied dramatically in past years, and the companies that are first to market with each new generation have usually done best.

35.   It has been in alliance talks with Micron since late last year amid sagging memory chip demand and falling prices.

36.   Many leading technology shares had rallied sharply in advance of the earnings reporting period as investors used signs of growing chip demand to bet on a strong quarter.

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

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

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

40.   Increased sales of consumer electronics such as DVDs, set-top boxes and handheld devices had also fuelled memory chip demand, the company said.