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(TAIPEI, Taiwan)Taiwan's benchmark stock index slid nearly 4 percent Thursday as further evidence of a sharp downturn in the global economy hit shares of high-tech electronics exporters.READ MORE

(TAIPEI, Taiwan)Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. said it swung to a quarterly loss for the first time in almost seven years as the value of the company's financial investments plumetted and ...READ MORE

(AMSTERDAM, Netherlands)ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to Intel Corp. and other computer chip makers, reported a sharp fall in third-quarter earnings Wednesday as customers slowed spending amid the globa...READ MORE

(AMSTERDAM, Netherlands)Royal Philips Electronics NV reported an 11 percent profit increase Monday for the third quarter, due to a one-time gain from the sale of shares it held in another company.READ MORE

(TAIPEI, Taiwan)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, said Thursday it posted a 0.5 percent year-over-year decline in September revenue amid slowing globa...READ MORE

(SAN FRANCISCO)Shares of semiconductor companies fell along with the broader market Monday after the House rejected a $700 billion rescue package for the nation's wounded financial institutions.READ MORE

(SAN FRANCISCO)Semiconductor stocks dipped slightly Tuesday after an industry group reported that worldwide chip sales grew steadily in July but analysts raised fears about further pricing pressu...READ MORE