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Slowing demand hits chip makers

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Reports are suggesting that weakening demand for personal computers, notebooks and other such electronic devices could be having a negative effect on the semiconductor and electronics production sector.

The trend is thought to have prompted several analysts to scale back projections for chip makers, with this potentially having a knock-on effect for industrial and specialty gas consumption in the sector.

Analysts say checks with manufacturers and suppliers in Asia point to a softening market for both desktop and notebook computers, highlighted by a weak back-to-school season and slowing demand in the US and Europe.

A slowdown in PC sales, especially those of laptops, could produce trouble among other tech players. Computer makers Dell and Hewlett-Packard and Apple have all apparently benefited from strong PC demand this year.

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