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"We definitely think that there are signs ofdemand getting stronger across the technology sector, and Flextronics would be one of the beneficiaries of it, " said Keith Dunne, analyst at RBC Capital Markets.
"The continuing threats to military personnel and critical infrastructure and the growing national cyber security vulnerabilities demand a new breed of credentialing technology, and what our group has achieved certainly puts a whole new spin on things, " Gray said.
In the latest sign of weak semiconductor demand, Microchip Technology late Thursday warned that results for its fiscal third quarter ending December will fall shy of Street estimates.