71.   Semiconductor companies have seen their market share grow.

72.   Semiconductor companies that focus on design while outsourcing chip-making have become commonplace.

73.   Semiconductor companies rode a roller coaster.

74.   Semiconductor companies that focus on design while outsourcing chip making have become commonplace.

75.   Shares of semiconductor companies rallied, meanwhile.

76.   Shares of computer chip companies gained amid expectations that semiconductor equipment company Applied Materials Inc. would exceed earnings estimates in its fiscal fourth-quarter.

77.   Several semiconductor companies, including AMD, have said they would prefer to recruit locally but that they have difficulty finding trained workers in Austin.

78.   Shares of semiconductor companies faltered too, as investors learned that chip prices were coming down.

79.   Shares of computer makers and semiconductor companies have steadily risen for eight months.

80.   Shares of semiconductor companies dropped after a report showed new orders for computer chips fell in November.