Chips Showing Strength This Morning On Intel's Blow Out Quarter (AMAT, INTC, ASML, KLAC)

Chip stocks are stronger this morning on the back of a stronger than expected report from Intel INTC last night. Shares of Applied Materials AMAT, KLA-Tencor Corporation KLAC, ASML Holding N.V. (ADR) ASML, Novellus Systems, Inc. NVLS are all higher this morning, based on what Intel had to say.