Chip license granted by Sun Microsystems

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Sun Microsystems' licensing agreement with Philips N.V. to design and sell the Sparc RISC chip marks Sun's entrance into the European market and may provide an edge over Sun's competitors. Companies like Motorola Inc., MIPS Computer Systems Inc., HP and Sun are all trying to convince computer and electronics makers to use their RISC chips and force a de facto chip standard. The deal with Philips, one of the largest electronics companies in the world, will put the Sparc chip into a wide range of consumer electronics, military and telecommunications products, as well as providing a remedy to the 1992 European-contents requirement. Philips, which will manufacture the Sun chip in its Scotland plant, chose Sparc because of its low cost, its adaptability and the wide range of compatible available.

Electronic parts and equipment, Semiconductor chips, Integrated circuits, Equipment and supplies, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Electronics industry, Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken N.V., Licensing, Foreign Competition, Sun Microsystems SPARC (Microprocessor)

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Ford picks Motorola for contract to design chip for all its vehicles

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Motorola Inc has won a major contract from Ford Motor Co to design advanced RISC (reduced instruction-set computer) microprocessors for use in the automobile manufacturers' future vehicles. The microcontroller is to be used to control engine and transmission functions. Ford currently uses Intel Corp products for its vehicles. The contract is thought to be the first of its kind by a major automobile manufacturer committing to Motorola's 88000 microprocessor, which will be customized specifically for the task. The agreement calls for the joint development of vehicle microcontrollers for use in Ford automobiles by the late 1990's. Microcontrollers control a vehicle's powertrain, reducing dangerous exhaust and improving gas mileage.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Usage, Microcontrollers, Microcontroller, Design and construction, Automobile industry, Ford Motor Co., Product development, Motorola Inc., MOT, F, RISC based computers, Cooperative Agreements

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Cypress, bucking industry slump, to buy semiconductor plant from Control Data

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Cypress Semiconductor Corp agrees to purchase a computer-chip factory from Control Data Corp for $14.7 million. Cypress states that the sale price is a good purchase because chip factories can seldom be purchased under $100 million; Control Data has invested around $58.5 million in the plant. Cypress is paying $11.5 million in Jul 1991 for the 175,000-square-foot factory and will pay $3.2 million over two years for equipment that is valued at $32 million. The plant purchase represents risks for Cypress, which has two plants already operating at 50 percent capacity. Analysts estimate that Cypress will report an earning of 22 cents a share for the 4th qtr of 1990.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Semiconductor production equipment, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., CY, Business planning, Strategic Planning, Control Data Corp., CDA

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