Ragsdale doesn't own shares of the companies he upgraded today; Goldman said Cohn or members of his household own Broadcom.
Intel, based in Santa Clara, California, has cut chip prices to lure PC buyers. The company added faster and slower models of its Pentium chip to boost sales in several categories.
Analog Devices, based in Norwood, Massachusetts, makes semiconductors for computer-networking gear. Sunnyvale, California-based Maxim is a computer-chip maker. Linear Technology, based in Milpitas, California, makes chips used in wireless phones and laptop computers.



