41.   It was the first semiconductor company to open a plant here, and helped attract other chip makers.

42.   Japanese stocks fell on concern weaker demand for computer chips will tarnish profits of semiconductor companies such as Oki Electric Industry.

43.   Just as spending on space and military projects helped nurture early semiconductor companies, a defense biotechnology buildup promises more biotechnology start-ups incubated by government grants.

44.   Japanese stocks fell after semiconductor companies Rohm Co. and Tokyo Electron Ltd. cut their earnings forecasts, casting doubt on the outlook for the entire industry.

45.   Kaufman is being replaced by Andy Kaplan, an analyst of semiconductor companies for Fidelity.

46.   Lam Research Corp., a semiconductor equipment company, also said this week that sales would disappoint.

47.   Losses in semiconductor companies widened amid speculation Korean companies are lowering prices on certain DRAMs, which would force U.S. chipmakers to do the same, traders said.

48.   Meanwhile, Intel Corp. shares gained a day after the semiconductor company introduced its Pentium Pro chip.

49.   Money seemed to gravitate to larger companies and a few, like Applied Materials Inc., a semiconductor company, actually posted strong gains.

50.   National, on the other hand, has ample manufacturing capacity but needs higher-value chips to achieve its goal of being a top-tier semiconductor company.