* Intel Corp.’s second-quarter earnings fell 7.6%...

* Intel Corp.’s second-quarter earnings fell 7.6% because of higher research and marketing costs, the computer chip maker said Monday.

For the three months ended June 27, Intel earned $213.16 million, or $1 per share. In the same period a year earlier, the company had a record profit of $230.83 million, or $1.10 a share.

Sales were $1.32 billion, up 5.3% over $1.25 billion in the same period last year.

“From a bookings (orders) and revenue standpoints, this was the best quarter in our history, and in terms of earnings per share, it was our second best ever,” said Andrew Grove, president and chief executive.