41.   Geyer agreed that the semiconductor industry is slowing.

42.   Gross margin is the difference between revenue and manufacturing cost, and is a key measure of profit in the semiconductor industry.

43.   He also predicts strong profits across the entire broadband semiconductor industry.

44.   He correctly predicted that the semiconductor industry would start to grow rapidly again.

45.   He is actually upbeat on the semiconductor industry and laments that there are a few others that got away.

46.   He cut his rating on the two companies after lowering his rating for the entire Japanese semiconductor industry earlier in the week.

47.   He made the move after downgrading the entire Japanese semiconductor industry earlier in the week.

48.   Helix officials also noted that other companies in similar businesses, mostly relying on the semiconductor industry in some way, suffered badly in the stock market Wednesday.

49.   He took over at Texas Instruments during one of the hardest times in the semiconductor industry.

50.   If confirmed by further work, he said in an interview, the Cornell work could revolutionize the semiconductor industry.