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• Can Chip Makers Fix Your Eyesight? Thursday, 4 Oct 2007 | 4:59 PM ET

  When you hear the names Intel, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, healthcare isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but that could change.

• Intel Wins Mobile WiMax Chip Deal With Nokia Wednesday, 26 Sep 2007 | 1:48 PM ET

  

  Intel said on Wednesday it had won a mobile WiMax chip order from the world's top cellphone maker Nokia, which will use its semiconductors in Internet-focused devices from 2008.

• Texas Instruments to Buy Shares, Boosts Dividend Friday, 21 Sep 2007 | 9:07 AM ET

  Texas Instruments said Friday its board has approved an additional $5 billion share buyback and the company plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent.

• Intel Says Tinier Chipmaking Technology on Track Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | 2:04 PM ET

  Intel said on Tuesday it would be able to mass-produce computer processors with features one-third smaller than the current cutting edge within two years.

• Texas Instruments Shares Fall on Lower Forecast Wednesday, 12 Sep 2007 | 2:46 PM ET

  

  Shares of Texas Instruments slipped Wednesday after the chip maker did not raise its sales forecast as some investors expected.

• Texas Instruments Narrows Sales, Earnings Guidance Tuesday, 11 Sep 2007 | 7:52 PM ET

  

  Texas Instruments narrowed its earnings and revenue guidance for the third quarter on Tuesday afternoon, sending shares lower in after-hours trading.

• Intel Raises 3Q Sales Outlook By $200M Monday, 10 Sep 2007 | 9:51 PM ET

  Intel raises 3Q sales outlook by $200M

• Intel Breaks Ground In China For Silicon Fabrication Plant Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | 10:51 PM ET

  Intel Corp. held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for its first chip factory in China, expanding its presence in the booming Chinese computer industry and boosting Beijing's campaign to lure foreign high-tech investment.

• AMD Hopes to Regain Share with New 4-Core Chip Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | 6:11 PM ET

  

  Advanced Micro Devices  is set to launch its highly publicized new server chip Monday, delivering the biggest jolt to its product lineup in four years.

• National Semiconductor Profit Down as Sales Decline Thursday, 6 Sep 2007 | 6:45 PM ET

  Chipmaker National Semiconductor said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit declined amid lower sales, though results improved sequentially, driven by growth in wireless mobile devices.

• Intel Introduces New Quad-Core Processors Thursday, 6 Sep 2007 | 12:47 PM ET

  Intel on Thursday introduced  high-end processors for computer servers to compete with an upcoming new product from Advanced Micro Devices. Intel said the six new Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series processors can deliver more than twice the performance over its previous-generation dual-core products.

• Sigma Designs Reports Strong Earnings, Shares Surge Thursday, 30 Aug 2007 | 11:56 AM ET

  Semiconductor company Sigma Designs said fiscal second-quarter profit surged as sales more than double doubled. The company said it earned $8.6 million, or 32 cents per share, compared with a profit of $216,000, or a penny a share, during the same period a year prior.