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That is what some of the top executives in the U.S. computer chip industry said Thursday about the possibility of the Capital Region becoming the next Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas, where multiple chip "fabs" have been built and the technology sector grew for decades at a feverish pace.

Semiconductor companies are those that create the products that enable the technology that consumers know and love today.

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A combination of factors helped rip a chunk out of Samsung's market capitalization as its shares fell over 6 percent Wednesday, reacting primarily to reports that Apple had placed large chip orders to Japanese rival "Samsung shares were already facing pressure since offshore investors began cutting back on risk during the latest streak of ... (more)

Micron Technology, Inc. , today confirmed it is engaged in discussions with Elpida Memory, Inc.'s trustees to acquire Elpida's business.

Micron Technology today announced that Brian Shirley, vice president and general manager of Micron's DRAM Solutions Group, will present at the 2012 Jefferies Global TMT Conference on Tuesday, May 8 at 9:30 a.m. ET .

Boise-based Micron Technology won the right to negotiate exclusively to buy Elpida Memory, a Japanese chipmaker, according to Reuters.