Tech Stars to Gather at BancBoston Conference

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Of the more than 320 companies expected to present at BancBoston Robertson Stephens' 16th annual Technology Conference here, some won't be as much basking in the spotlight as put on the spot. Running from Feb. 22 through Feb. 25 at the San Francisco Ritz-Carlton, BancBoston expects more than 2,000 institutional investors to attend -- a number that rivals the turnout at Goldman Sachs' lavish tech conference earlier this month in New York City. The companies presenting will cover most tech sectors.

With a price war raging in the chip market, investors in semiconductors will be looking to see which of the top companies is best positioned to maintain healthy margins over the long haul. The big three -- Texas Instruments (TXN Quote), Intel (INTC Quote) and National Semiconductor (NSM Quote) -- will all be giving their spiel. ...