Atmel seeks to cut French workers
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There are more cutbacks at Atmel Corp., namely within its operations in France.
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Solar-cell startup obtains funding
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Solar-cell startup Cyrium Technologies Inc. has closed its Series B round of funding for a total of $15 million.
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MEMS for cell phones to boom by 2012
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French research and strategy consulting company Yole Dveloppement (Lyon, France) provides an analysis on MEMS components for cell phone applications as it expects this market will represent $2.5 billion in 2012.
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Motorola ekes out 2Q profit, beats forecast
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Motorola Inc posted a small profit for the June quarter boosted by growth in its two smaller divisions and operating margin improvements that helped offset weakness in the wireless handset business.
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Nokia increases funds for VC investment
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Nokia is to invest $150 million in Nokia Growth Partners, the private equity and venture capital management firm, increasing funds under management for direct investments to $250 million.
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Hitachi, Fujitsu back in black
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Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. swung to a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit as it erased losses in its hard drive business, earning three-quarters of its full-year
target in three months, but it stuck to its annual outlook that falls short of the market consensus.
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Kemet cuts 12 percent of staff
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Capacitor-maker Kemet Corp. is to reduce its workforce by around 12 percent or 640 employees and accrue a severance expense of approximately $20 million, primarily in the quarter ended September 2008.
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Kemet cuts 12 percent of staff following ‘disappointing’ results
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Capacitor-maker Kemet Corp. is to reduce its workforce by around 12 percent or 640 employees and accrue a severance expense of approximately $20 million, primarily in the quarter ended September 2008.
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TDK, Epcos merger forms passive components giant
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Electronic component vendor TDK (Tokio) plans to merge its passive component business with its German competitor Epcos AG (Munich, Germany). The Epcos management supports the plan. Both brands will be continued, the companies said.
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