61. Increased market share is hard to come by in the semiconductor industry, considered one of the most competitive in the world of high-tech. 62. In the last decade the semiconductor industry has expanded dramatically with aggressive new chip makers emerging in Taiwan, Korea and Europe. 63. Intel has dominated the semiconductor industry for what seems an eternity. 64. Instead, it appeared over a high-precision microscope sold by women and largely used by women in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. 65. In the short run, at least, this process is fueling a crucial sector of the semiconductor equipment industry. 66. Investors in the semiconductor industry had heard little but bad news this week. 67. Intel CEO Craig Barrett said on Thursday and again Friday that his company looks for a rebound in the semiconductor industry next year. 68. Investors saw the strong profits from Digital Equipment as a signal that earnings elsewhere in the computer, software and semiconductor industries may outpace those of other businesses. 69. It also opened a plant in Pyungtaek City to make products for the semiconductor industry. 70. Investors, concerned that industrial customers like the semiconductor industry are cutting capital spending, have been bailing out of water-treatment stocks. |
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