Corp. and outsourced chip-making operations to Taiwan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fujitsu Swings Back to Profit] Reference

Hit by a sharp drop in demand for its chip-making equipment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chip-Equipment Firm ASML Cuts Outlook, Sets Layoffs] Reference

Guess where Silicon Valley is looking to put its next wave of chip-making facilities?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Political Lives: California Vs. Texas] Reference

Applied Materials already made an offer to buy two of ASMI's front-end chip-making businesses.    From Wordnik.com.  [ASMI Receives Offers] Reference

He predicted revenue for the chip-making tools business may double in the current fiscal year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Applied Materials Posts Profit as Sales Surge] Reference

As part of its reorganization, NEC earlier this year distanced itself from chip-making operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEC Net Loss Widens on Chip Unit Reorganization] Reference

The chip-making giant will now include core circuitry for up to eight microprocessors in a single chip.    From Wordnik.com.  [Techs Benefit From Market Exuberance] Reference

Renesas's chip-making capacity had dropped to little more than 50% of pre-quake levels as of late March.    From Wordnik.com.  [Renesas Looks to Bring Two Factories Back Online] Reference

Reuters The Veldhoven headquarters of chip-making equipment company ASML is seen in this undated handout.    From Wordnik.com.  [ASML Reports Loss As Chip Prices Drop] Reference

As of Friday, Renesas was running at 65% of its pre-quake chip-making capacity, according to the company.    From Wordnik.com.  [Renesas Looks to Bring Two Factories Back Online] Reference

Technology stocks strengthened after Banc of America Securities raised its rating on the chip-making sector.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christopher & Banks] Reference

Any plans to build a fab, or chip-making plant, in Asia given that you're seeing strong demand from this region?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Microchip Expects Continued Growth] Reference

Micron Technology was up 7.3% as investors speculated that it was poised to buy chip-making factories from Qimonda.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stocks rally on prospects for bailout plan] Reference

NEC has also struggled to contain losses at its chip-making arm, NEC Electronics Corp., of which it owns about 70%.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEC Considers Raising New Capital] Reference

They expect the company's chip-making division to contribute around 70% of the company's total profit for the quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Samsung Earnings Estimates Disappoint] Reference

Oki Electric Industry rose 3.8% on reports that it plans to sell its chip-making operations to Rohm by the end of the year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regional Indexes End Mostly Lower] Reference

Though the chip-making giant's fourth-quarter profit grew by 51% from last year, revenue fell below analysts 'expectations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intel Leads Tech Sector Lower;] Reference

Technology stocks slide after a disappointing outlook from chip-making giant Intel Corp. pressures the semiconductor sector.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Hopeful Signs for Stocks and Bonds] Reference

Toshiba is in talks with NEC Corp. to merge part of its chip-making operations, a person familiar with the negotiations said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toshiba Retrenches As Big Loss Looms] Reference

Taiwan guards exports of chip-making technology strictly on fears of losing its dominance in the global semiconductor industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [UMC Reports Loss, Moves to Buy Chinese Chip Maker] Reference

Oki Electric Industry climbed 3.8% after the Nikkei business daily reported that it will sell its chip-making business to Rohm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tokyo and Other Asian Markets Fall Back] Reference

The technique could lead to smaller and higher capacity chips, and delay a switch to costlier and unproven chip-making methods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Extending “Moore’s Law”] Reference

Toshiba Corp. and Sony Corp. said they have agreed formally on a chip-making venture that will start operations next fiscal year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toshiba, Sony Agree On Chip-Making Deal] Reference

Officials said the deal would immediately benefit consumers buying computers by increasing competition in the chip-making business.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intel to change practices in FTC settlement] Reference

The result shows how NEC's decision to distance itself from volatile chip-making operations has helped erase losses for the time being.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business Watch] Reference

He expects the deduction will accelerate the purchase of new business PCs, indirectly benefiting the sale of its chip-making equipment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Profits Face Headwinds] Reference

Officials said the deal would immediately benefit consumers purchasing computers by increasing competition in the chip-making business.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intel to change practices in FTC settlement] Reference

NEC Corp. 's group net loss narrowed during the first fiscal half on cost cuts and smaller losses at chip-making unit NEC Electronics Corp.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEC Corp.'s Loss] Reference

"We're still not sure what happened," says Angelo Grestoni, owner of a California machine shop that mills aluminum parts for chip-making machines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain] Reference

He also told investors the contract chip-making industry's revenue will likely fall 19%-20% this year, a smaller fall than the 30% he previously estimated.    From Wordnik.com.  [TSMC Posts 15% Fall in Net, Expects Chip Demand to Recover] Reference

The same paper says that chip-making equipment firm.    From Wordnik.com.  [ENN.ie] Reference

The company, a new player in the contract chip-making business, was formed last year when.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Technology]

Big Blue did not use vacuum chamber processes (the sort of equipment used for chip-making) to produce it.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Fuller factories are important for chip makers because they offset the high costs of running chip-making plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

He became CEO after Hector Ruiz left to become chairman of the spinoff company made up of AMD's chip-making plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner California Headlines] Reference

Capital expenditures are used to build new fabs and purchase new chip-making equipment, which increases chip production capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

As rivals shift to more cutting-edge chip-making techniques, he said, they are likely to run into problems that Intel solved years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Technology]

But the Billerica company's focus on an obscure yet important part of the chip-making process may help it rebound faster than its peers.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal] Reference