51.   A sharp drop in memory chip prices has caused major losses in the semiconductor business, one of four troubled Siemens divisions, company chairman Heinrich von Pierer said.

52.   Dell Computer Corp. warned late Monday its third-quarter profits will be hurt by rising memory chip prices stemming from the Taiwan earthquake last month.

53.   Dell Computer Corp. warned late yesterday its third-quarter profits will be hurt by rising memory chip prices stemming from the Taiwan earthquake last month.

54.   South Korean companies have been making an effort to expand their business into non-memory chips to cope with the current slide in the memory chip prices.

55.   Spot memory chip prices on the international market have been rising in recent months, which has helped Samsung raise prices for its long-term customers.

56.   And even higher memory chip prices provided no occasion to crack open the champagne bottles, the analyst said.

57.   Analysts said Hynix would remain a key variable affecting memory chip prices, with Micron boosting chip sales in a bid to squeeze out weaker players.

58.   Analysts said Hynix could achieve an operating profit in February for the first time in many months due to rising memory chip prices.

59.   The move could help stem some of the losses Infineon incurred last year as a result of the sharp fall in memory chip prices.

60.   Memory chip prices are recovering and its competitiveness has improved following the development of new technologies, it said.