Shares of the chipmakers in Asia fell on the Intel profit warnings

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Stocks of the Asian computer chips producers declined after Intel, the leading microprocessors maker, announced the cut in the profit forecast citing the hard disk supply shortage. In Korea, shares of the Samsung Electronics declined 1.29% and shares of Hynix Semiconductor edged down 2.02%. In Japan, shares of semiconductors tumbled in a range between 2% and 3%.