RIM, Red Hat Send Tech Stocks Soaring

"The entire chip sector gained 6%, led by AMD (NYSE: AMD), Micron (NYSE: MU) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), while HP (NYSE: HPQ) gained 7%, VMware (NYSE: VMW) 6.5% and Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) 10%. The Nasdaq ended the day 3.8% higher and has now rallied 25% off its lows in less than three weeks."