41.   It will mark their third Asian chip assembly plant.

42.   NEC executive vice president Hajime Sasaki said the company also plans to expand its memory chip plant in Roseville, Calif., in the near future.

43.   Fujitsu is also building a large chip plant in the United States and Europe.

44.   A Fujitsu official said last month the two companies planned to build a new chip plant next to an existing joint venture facility.

45.   Toshiba released the statement after a report that it was considering building a chip plant in Portland, Oregon.

46.   Other major Japanese chip manufacturers plan to build chip plants abroad.