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National Semiconductor is the fourth largest semiconductor company in the United States with sales of over US$ 2 billion in 1992.
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In theory the display could be huge, if only a perfect, large semiconductor substrate could be made.
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business
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The volume of semiconductor business was up 8% on last year after product line pruning.
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One is taking place inside the semiconductor business itself.
chip
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The stencils are sold to companies which use them to produce semiconductor chips .
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Electronics, including makers of semiconductor chips and equipment, came in first, with 21 stocks among the top 100.
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Flash memory is a type of semiconductor chip used to store data in computers and electronic devices.
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The Semiconductor Industry Association yesterday said shipments of semiconductor chips declined in December, indicating demand could be slowing.
company
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National Semiconductor is the fourth largest semiconductor company in the United States with sales of over US$ 2 billion in 1992.
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At Unisys, another Rancho Bernardo semiconductor company , officials said they made the same change last year.
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Some other semiconductor companies , listed on the Big Board, had to stop trading because of order imbalances.
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He was, in fact, vice chairman of a semiconductor company when Clinton appointed him archivist.
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Computer, software and semiconductor companies participated in the good news.
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At the time, it was the first semiconductor company to win an engineering Emmy.
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Computer, software and semiconductor companies advanced as Lam Research and Lattice Semiconductor announced profits surpassing analysts' estimates.
device
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The semiconductor devices are all fairly sensitive to excess heat, so don't fry them during soldering!
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These unique circuits contain semiconductor devices as well as other discrete electronic components soldered on a thin alumina substrate.
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The devices are also much smaller and use a lot less power than semiconductor devices.
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Finally the two semiconductor devices can be considered.
industry
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Microchips aid quantum physics Technology from the semiconductor industry has allowed an experiment in fundamental physics previously possible only in theory.
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The semiconductor industry supplier released no news.
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It may turn out to earn rather more than that in the semiconductor industry .
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For the semiconductor industry , 1996 was the year to forget.
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Since 1991 the semiconductor industry has grown by an average of nearly 27 percent a year.
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As a result, Whittington is one of the most closely watched analysts on the semiconductor industry .
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It also deals with gaseous chemicals, specialised gas mixtures and high purity gases for the semiconductor industry .
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Bookto-bill has recently become an imperfect predictor of semiconductor industry sales and shipments.
maker
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It claims its semiconductor makers can make money.
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Soundview Financial Group intensified the concerns by lowering its investment opinions on four semiconductor makers .
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Pricing is being left to each of the six semiconductor makers .
manufacturer
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Through joint participation, 13 semiconductor manufacturers from seven countries share knowledge and expertise in ways that ultimately influence the entire industry.
market
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Many of the companies appear to have avoided direct competition in the computer or semiconductor market by staking out a profitable niche.
plant
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States looking to attract semiconductor plants invariably offer financial incentives to companies that locate there.
sale
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During 2000, semiconductor sales grew by around 36 per cent.
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Dataquest analysts predict worldwide semiconductor sales will top $ 300 billion by the year 2000.
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Last month, the Semiconductor Industry Association revised its forecast for annual semiconductor sales growth down to 6. 7 percent.
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The simplest integrated circuit consists of three layers, one of which is made of semiconductor material.
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Aetrium, which produces equipment used to make and test semiconductors , rose 1 3 / 4 to 19.
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Motorola also said its profits were hurt by the start-up costs of building plant space to make semiconductor products.
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Of the 31 California companies on the list, 25 make semiconductors , software, computers or telecommunications gear.
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In a pure semiconductor the valence band is essentially filled and the higher conduction band essentially empty.
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In some other devices semiconductor beads are used instead of metallic sensors.
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Of the 31 California companies on the list, 25 make semiconductors, software, computers or telecommunications gear.
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Other semiconductor , computer and software issues followed suit.
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Relays have kept pace with advances in semiconductor technology.
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Shares of suppliers of semiconductor components to the communications and personal computer markets also slipped.
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Steel and semiconductors are two of the industries that have benefited significantly from anti-dumping laws.
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The devices are also much smaller and use a lot less power than semiconductor devices.