"...suggest companies may be increasingly confident about reviving fundraising plans shelved earlier this year..."

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"...the billing figure is almost 6% above June's US$1.56 billion and almost 53% above July 2005's US$1.08 billion..."

"...Morris Chang said 3Q sales will be a bit lower than 2Q, but it will still be much better than last ...current down cycle was a small one and that the impact on the firm's profits would be limited..."

"...Chang stressed that the movement of Taiwanese chip-manufacturing factories to China was not an attempt to lower costs...chip-manufacturing technology is confidential and there isn't that much competition..."

"...Xilinx found no evidence of fraud or timing manipulation...there are nearly 70 companies currently under scrutiny by the SEC..."

"...profit increased 39% from an expansion by memory-chip makers...We are entering what looks to be a challenging period for equipment bookings..."

"...Apple has sent cease-and-desist letters to at least two companies that include the word "pod" in their product titles...asked both companies to rename their products..."

"...Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday said it may cut its debt rating on Amkor...citing a technical default caused by a delay in the company's quarterly results filing...Amkor has 60 days to "cure" or correct the technical default..."

"...posted the highest percentage growth in 21 months...jumped to $3.99 billion in June...."