Freescale plans to close 150mm fabs in France and Japan in order to save $100M/ year. NXP, meanwhile, reportedly has found unnamed buyers for its site in Caen (France).rnAsmi is lining up new investors in the semiconductor sector: Intel Capital has bought a 4% stake, days after Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL) took a 4.9% stake as a long-term investment.
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