Worldwide chip sales increased by 8.1% in April, reaching $19.7 billion, according to SIA.

"Rambus said both Micron and Hynix support its claims that its rival memory chip makers conspired to fix prices, sending its shares up 18.5% on Thursday..."

"AMD said one with four brains -a quad core -would appear from the middle of next year and performance-per-watt"

ATI shares surged almost 10% on Wednesday after an analyst said they could be a potential acquisition target for AMD..

"As video and images go digital, it's a billion-dollar opportunity in the next five years."