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The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Philips Demands More Patience There's nothing wrong with buying an undervalued stock like Philips, now that signs of improvement seem increasingly evident.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Philips Might Be a Dutch Treat Separating itself from the semiconductor market could build long-term value. The stock has had a nice little jump, but more could be on the way.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Philips' Muted Glow Investors might be focusing on the wrong details at Dutch conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Philips Glows For the fourth quarter and fiscal 2005, Netherlands-based Philips Electronics turned in sales gains of 6.4% and 3.8%, respectively. With a price-to-earnings multiple of 10.6, the stock looks intriguing.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Anders Bylund	Philips Retooled The Dutch consumer electronics giant is getting a makeover, and looking good. This once-sleepy company, with only 7% compound annual stock returns over the last five years, has woken up.
InternetNews September 11, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Is Freescale on The Auction Block? A group of private equity firms reportedly has its sights on Freescale Semiconductors.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Rich Smith	Philips Focuses The company will exit the rear-projection market and concentrate on flat panels.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Anders Bylund	When the Chips Are Down, TSMC Delivers In hot weather and cold, Taiwan Semiconductor keeps delivering outsized profits.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Philips' Future Gets Smudged Dutch electronics giant Philips posts great second-quarter earnings, but with too many caveats.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Rich Smith	NYSE LCD IPO TBA LG Philips LCD, a 50-50 joint venture between Philips Electronics N.V. and Korean electronics king LG Electronics, should debut on the New York Stock Exchange this week.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Rich Smith	The Three Faces of Glut The reason that LG Philips Electronics will be going public to raise some investment money is already jinxing the expected results of the public offering.
InternetNews August 15, 2005 Jim Wagner	Agilent Dumps Semiconductors The company recently cut 1,300 jobs in a restructuring move aimed to focus efforts on its core business, equipment test manufacturing. The company also plans a share buyback.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Philips Stuck in Neutral The growth outlook for this diversified European company looks pretty feeble. But if Philips can get its growth back on track in the next year or so, the valuations today look somewhat reasonable.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Taiwan Semiconductor Hiding in Plain Sight? Yes, semiconductor fabrication is cyclical and volatile, but it's also lucrative. This company is either a real value in the tech sector or seductive bull bait leading investors into a value trap.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Dan Bloom	Taiwan Semiconductor Points Up After months of sales declines, Taiwan Semiconductor sees some improvement. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Philips in Focus Shortly, investors will get a fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings report from the Dutch electronics giant. Here's what to expect.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2009 Hunter Pavela	Philips: Inventing the Lightbulb, Take 2 Philips Electronics says it has replaced the standard (and now ancient) 60-watt incandescent lightbulb with news of a new LED lightbulb.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2005 Tim Beyers	LSI Gets Lighter The chip maker stops making chips. That's good news in Taiwan. LSI isn't saying what it will save by jettisoning yet another of its manufacturing plants, but investors appear skeptical.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	UMC for You and Me? A market glut walloped Taiwan's United Microelectronics' earnings this year. Will a recovery make these shares a good buy?
InternetNews November 27, 2007	Toshiba, NEC Team on 32nm Chips Chip makers Toshiba and NEC Electronics said on Tuesday they would jointly develop 32-nanometer chips to better keep up with rivals.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2005 Rich Smith	LG.Philips' Fading LCDs Company dilutes, and founders begin to cash out. There is good news and bad news for investors here.
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InternetNews February 20, 2009 Paul Shread	Chip Stocks Dodge Market Sell-off Things are ugly for the chip sector. Are they ugly enough for a bottom?
InternetNews September 15, 2006 David Needle	Freescale Sold For Billions Consortium buys chip firm in mega-deal.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Dan Bloom	Texas Instruments' Surprising Move The firm decides to end some in-house manufacturing. Because this is the world's third-largest semiconductor company, one must wonder what the decision means for the future of captive manufacturing capacity. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Rival Buyers Woo Freescale Multiple bids could drive the semiconductor company's stock even higher. Investors are wise not to get too excited before a deal is officially announced -- but they do have reasons for optimism.
InternetNews July 24, 2006 Paul Shread	Mergers, Upgrades Send Stocks Soaring A Citigroup upgrade of Dell and a couple of blockbuster mergers got the week off to a rousing start on Wall Street... Silicon Labs soared on its results... Texas Instruments gave the chip sector more good news... etc.
InternetNews July 5, 2006 David Needle	Chip Sales Up Almost 10% The Semiconductor Industry Association reported chip sales of $19.7 billion for May, a 9.4 percent hike from the $18.1 billion tallied for the same month a year ago.
InternetNews December 14, 2007	Intel Grabbing Chip Lead: Gartner Intel, the world's top chipmaker, is set to increase its share of a growing global semiconductor chip market this year to 12.2 percent, research firm Gartner said on Friday.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Fab Results From Taiwan's Biggest Fab Taiwan Semiconductor's earnings support the notion that the semiconductor recovery is underway. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Taiwan Semiconductor: Making Profits Chip by Chip Taiwan Semiconductor should benefit from its leadership position in the semiconductor foundry sector and its attractive valuation versus its peers. The company also pays a dividend of roughly 3%. Investors, take note.
InternetNews April 15, 2009 Paul Shread	Intel Drags Chip Stocks Lower Intel sees a bottom in PC sales, but it's the rest of the stock market that benefits.
InternetNews July 8, 2010	Semiconductor Market Finally Settling Down: IDC After the wild gyrations of 2009, some sense of normalcy is returning to the chip market as certain segments begin to grow.
InternetNews July 6, 2010	Global Chip Sales Continue Rebound The chip sector continued its recovery in May, with sales checking in at nearly 48 percent above the year-earlier period, according to the industry's trade group.
InternetNews May 4, 2010	Chip Sales Rise, Leaving Second-Half Unclear Chip sales were up at a time when they normally take a breather. So what will happen when they are supposed to rise?
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	An 800-Pound Semiconductor Gorilla Does Taiwan Semiconductor's dominance among chip fabricators guarantee profits? Investors, take note.
InternetNews December 18, 2007	Toshiba, IBM Team on Chips Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday it would join a group led by IBM to develop system chips using 32-nanometre circuitry, as chip makers increasingly team up to cut development costs.
InternetNews May 3, 2010	Apple Gives a Boost to Chip Stocks Strong consumer sales and a day off from European debt fears make for a good day for stocks.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Dan Bloom	Another Fab Diet The semiconductor manufacturer Atmel announces the sale of another wafer fabrication facility in the UK, which brings it closer to its goal of streamlining its operations. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2009 Anders Bylund	This Tech Sector Is Back With a Vengeance Don't miss the boat when the semiconductor market recovers. You're already lagging, but there's plenty of growth left if you invest today.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Tim Beyers	China Caves on Chips It ends the value-added tax aimed at American semiconductor producers.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Philips, Intermagnetics Pull Together Some buyouts make all the sense in the world, while others are total head-scratchers. Leave it to Dutch conglomerate Philips to pull off a deal that seems to be a little bit of both. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Tim Beyers	Ignore This Chip Stock At Your Own Risk The business of making semiconductors has never been more important.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novellus Does Better ... and There Was Much Rejoicing The semiconductor equipment maker is doing better than even the optimistic analysts expected. And thus far at least, with the stock up some 6% in morning trading, it seems like investors are getting to enjoy the rewards.
InternetNews February 21, 2006 Paul Shread	Techs Lead Pullback Chip stocks stumbled on a downgrade Tuesday... Rising oil prices and interest rate fears weighed on the market... Vasco climbed on its results... Excel gained ... etc.
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InternetNews February 8, 2010	Chip Stocks Stabilize as Market Fall Continues Stocks tried to stabilize on Monday, but only the chip sector succeeded.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Dan Bloom	Foolish Forecast: Taiwan Semiconductor The semiconductor chip foundry reports second-quarter 2006 results tomorrow. Will it disappoint investors with a tepid outlook for the rest of the year? Take note.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lam Shepherds More Orders Strong orders for etch equipment suggests a legit revival in equipment demand. There's plenty of room for me-too investors to jump into the cycle and push all of these semiconductor equipment stocks higher.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2004 Tim Beyers	Hunting for Hidden Giants This week, we discuss how to find these hidden giants and take a look at one promising stock that, like the proverbial elephant in the room, is so big it's being ignored.