** Shares of chips components maker Photronics PLAB.O fall
10.2% to $21.10 premarket
** Co posts Q3 adj. earnings of 51 cents/shr, missing
estimates of 52 cents/shr - LSEG data
** Reports Q3 revenue of $224.2 mln, also missing estimates
of $230 mln
** Co experienced temporary demand slowdown in some end
markets - CEO Frank Lee
** Co forecasts Q4 revenue in the range of $222 mln to $232
mln
** Forecasts earnings between 51 cents and 59 cents/shr
** PLAB was up 39.6% YTD until last close
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Purvi.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))