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The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Rich Duprey	Chipping Away at Chip Industry Turmoil A sea change in semiconductor industry technology can create opportunities for some investors.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Rich Duprey	FormFactor Back to Form Chip-test company recovers from contamination problem to report higher revenues. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Rich Duprey	Stock Fools Love: FormFactor Founded more than a decade ago, FormFactor went public in 2003 and already is the market-share leader in the test probe card industry. Make this one a buy.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Hearts Aflutter for FormFactor Probe card manufacturer reports a tough fourth quarter but should enjoy a bright future.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Brian D. Pacampara	The Best Small Cap for 2007: FormFactor FormFactor's unique technology essentially creates cost-effective solutions for their customers that competitors like Advantest and Cascade Microtech simply can't match. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Rich Duprey	Profiting From Moore's Law Intel develops a new chip that roughly doubles the number of transistors on a chip. Whether it's in the chip makers themselves, or in the picks and shovels of the industry, investors stand to make big profits from tiny chips.
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The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Dan Bloom	My FormFactor Blunder FormFactor currently has the wind at its back, with the semiconductor equipment cycle appearing to be in an upturn. But there are some potentially worrisome trends in the financials. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2006 Dan Bloom	Applied Precision's FormFactor Connection Can this tester of testers piggyback on FormFactor's success? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Rich Duprey	Citigroup Takes On Intel The financial services giant takes over non-memory semiconductor chip production.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Good FormFactor Investors, the semiconductor probe card maker's margin trends have all been moving down. If FormFactor comes anywhere near meeting analyst expectations tomorrow, however, it could be the start of an upward rise.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Rich Duprey	Patent Dispute Not True to FormFactor FormFactor, producer of test probe cards for semiconductor makers, is bruised during a fight over intellectual property rights in Korea. The patent offensive was an attempt to stop its Korean competitor from inserting a wedge between it and its customers.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2010 Rex Moore	2 Chip Stocks Worth a Look The sector is looking semi-tough again.
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InternetNews January 6, 2004 Colin Haley	IBM Snatches Chip Deal Big Blue's investment in a new semiconductor factory begins to pay off against its competition.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Dan Bloom	Does ADE Pass the Test? ADE looks like a promising small cap in the chip-equipment sector.
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.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Rich Duprey	Spansion's Expanding Losses Pre-IPO flash memory unit of AMD reports that it will have a larger fourth-quarter loss.
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The Motley Fool February 21, 2011 Christian Zibreg	Intel to Build $5 Billion Chip Factory in Arizona "Fab 42" will be able to manufacture bigger, more powerful chips.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Intel's Eastward Expansion Plans to build a new chip manufacturing plant in China will position the company well for future growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Rich Smith	Beautiful FormFactor Packaging company's free cash flow is in the bag. The stock is already up 21%, but investors need to be wary of danger signs. Yellow flags are still waving over inventories and accounts receivable.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Dan Bloom	Ultratech Pinpoints Positive Signs Will a new manufacturing technology rescue this company's slumping earnings?
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.
InternetNews April 5, 2010	Semiconductor Sales Dip Slightly in February Worldwide chip sales fell 1.3 percent last month, but that's not much cause for concern considering revenue is up more than 54 percent from last year's low.
InternetNews December 21, 2004 Clint Boulton	Chip Sales Expected to Finish Strong in '04 Gartner expects worldwide semiconductor sales to top $218 billion for 2004 even as vendors wind down chip output.
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 January 27, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intel: Smaller Is Better A new 45-nanometer chip could give Intel a big technical advantage. The news won't immediately stem Intel's market-share losses or ignite a rally in its stock price, but it will certainly keep the heat on AMD.
PC World September 12, 2002 James Niccolai	Tomorrow's CPU: Wireless Link Inside Intel finds new ways to shrink, speed chips, plus build in radio functions.
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.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Eric Jhonsa	How Long Will the Chip Boom Last? Chipmakers can't keep up with demand, but don't expect this to last forever.
PC Magazine April 1, 2009 John C. Dvorak	Chip Biz Buzzwords It's no surprise that everyone in the Valley is so comfortable with insider and exclusionary code words, many of which make no sense.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2008 Anders Bylund	The Best Semiconductor Stocks to Own Now The semiconductor industry is down in the dumps these days, but it still has its superstars.
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.
Salon.com November 13, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Silicon hogs A new study tars microchip manufacturing as wasteful and inefficient. Whatever happened to high tech's squeaky-clean image?
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Up, Down With Kulicke & Soffa The semiconductor wire bonding assembly equipment maker reduces earnings guidance; its stock drops to a 52-week low.
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The Motley Fool March 22, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Buy This Stock Before Your Neighbor Does Want great returns? Strike out on your own. For example, many of your neighbors probably haven't looked at FormFactor, a relatively small semiconductor company.
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IEEE Spectrum May 2008 Christensen et al.	The New Economics of Semiconductor Manufacturing The Toyota Production System has been applied to chip making. The electronics industry may never be the same.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Dan Bloom	Broadcom Leaps Ahead Broadcom's new chip promises to sharply reduce the cost of advance mobile phones.
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The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Jack Uldrich	IBM Stretches Its Memory By stretching memory technology to new levels, IBM is ensuring that it won't be forgotten by Wall Street anytime soon.
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The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Rich Duprey	Profit From Missed Opportunities Here is a strategy for taking advantage of stocks when they go on sale. Simply put: Less is more. You buy less at first and more later when the price drops. Just be ready to enjoy big profits.
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