On Monday (March 9), Texas Instruments Inc. reported some order activity, but the chip maker is still seeing a weak market. Another analog player, National Semiconductor Corp., said Wednesday (March 11) it plans to close two facilites and cut 1,725 jobs, or 26 percent of its workforce, after reporting that revenue declined more than 30 percent for the quarter ended March 1. The company expects sales to decline further in the current quarter.