[sdiy] Philips sells most of chip unit. Any SDIY ramifications?

[John Mahoney]

Via CNN: 
http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/03/news/international/philips.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes 



Philips sells most of chip unit for $4.3B

Philips has been trying to unload unit as company shifts focus from 
high-volume electronics to health- and lifestyle-related products.
August 3 2006: 6:10 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Dutch electronics giant Philips 
Electronics said on Thursday it is selling an 80.1 percent stake in 
its microchip unit to several private equity firms for $4.35 billion.
[snip]


The sale could trigger an internal review/audit, ultimately resulting 
in some low profit chips being cut from production. EOL-ed, I think 
they say. Fortunately, I can't think of any synth-related ICs from 
Philips. So... carry on, then!
--
john