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• Philips Semiconductors Becomes NXP; Fifty Years of Innovation and a Rich IP Portfolio Firmly Establishes NXP as Europe's Second Largest Semiconductor Company

  - 2006-08-31

  BERLIN -- Philips Semiconductors CEO Frans van Houten today revealed the company will move forward as NXP, marking a milestone in its 53 year history as it becomes independent from Royal Philips. The name change announcement follows an agreement between Royal Philips and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. KKR, Bain...

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• PHILIPS HAS NO INTENTION OF LETTING UP ON ITS SEMICONDUCTOR ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE.(Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.)

  - 2005-10-13

  The Dutch group Philips intends to continue to invest in, and has no intention of letting up on, its semiconductor activities in Europe said the Vice President of Philips Semiconductors, Indro Mukerjee, during a press conference on October 5. Mr Mukerjee, who was in Paris to ...

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• SENSOR BUSINESS, MARKETING, AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS: PHILIPS DRIVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMR SENSORS.(Philips Semiconductors (Eindhoven, Netherlands))(Anisotropic magnetoresistive)

  - 2004-08-01

  Anisotropic magnetoresistive AMR sensors, which use thin-film permalloy (nickel-iron) resistors whose resistance changes in the presence of an external magnetic field, offer key benefits for speed and position/angle measurement applications. In contrast to the typical variable reluctance VR sensor, the AMR sensor is...

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• Philips' Semiconductor Solutions Paired with BenQ's DVD Engines to Further Drive Down Costs of DVD Video Recorders to Mainstream Price Points

  - 2003-12-16

  DVD News 12-16-2003 Philips' Semiconductor Solutions Paired with BenQ's DVD Engines to Further Drive Down Costs of DVD Video Recorders to Mainstream Price Points DVD NEWS-16 December 2003-Philips' Semiconductor Solutions Paired with BenQ's DVD DVD News ...

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• Failure to communicate - The Antenna - Philips Semiconductors - Brief Article

  - 2002-09-23

  THERE'S A SAYING AMONG INSIDERS AT PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS: "If only Philips knew what Philips knows." It's the classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing, and Philips is far from alone. Most companies that serve diverse market segments face the same challenges, and the...

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• China market at heart of Philips' Asia business strategy. (Other News).(Philips Semiconductors)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-05-01

  In moves that put the Chinese market at the forefront of its strategy, Philips Semiconductors is racing to launch a silicon platform for cell phone design and has stepped up promotion of such standard products as discrete ICs. In moves that put the Chinese...

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• Philips Launches Innovative New Passive Integration Technology; Philips' Semiconductor Technology Significantly Reduces Cost and Size of Passive Components

  - 2002-02-25

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• INDIA: PHILIPS MAKES EQUITY INVESTMENT IN ISHONI NETWORKS.(Royal Philips Electronics acquires majority interest)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2002-02-20

  Royal Philips Electronics announced that it has made a $25 million equity investment for 51 percent majority interest in Ishoni Networks, a silicon and software solution provider for broadband Customer Premise Equipment CPE and devices. Ishoni Netw Royal Philips Electronics announced that it has made a...

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• Philips Makes Equity Investment in Ishoni Networks; Deal Expected to Advance Philips Semiconductors' Efforts in Broadband Silicon and Software Solutions

  - 2002-02-12

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• Philips to generate US$250m in FDI, BUSINESS TIMES

  - 2001-06-08

  Business Times Malaysia 06-08-2001 PHILIPS Malaysia's advanced US$173 million (US$1 = RM3.80) semiconductor plant, which was launched in Seremban yesterday, is expected to generate up to US$250 million in foreign direct investment to Malaysia Business Times Malaysia ...

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