Chip deal ties I.B.M. to Siemens; day after Apple pact, U.S. computer giant in a German accord

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IBM has signed a contract with Siemens AG, the German semiconductor company, to build a factory that will manufacture 16M-bit DRAM microprocessors, at an estimated cost of $700 million. IBM and Siemens plan for the facility to be located in Corbeil-Essonnes, 20 miles from Paris, France. The operation will produce advanced memory chips that can hold 16 million bits of information. The agreement leaves room for additional partners providing the plant produces more microprocessors than the two companies need themselves. Analysts believe that the technological capabilities of the European semiconductor industry could be improved as a consequence of the new arrangement.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor industry, Europe, Manufacturing, Siemens AG, DRAM (Dynamic random access memory), DRAM, Strategic Planning, Facility Construction

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Bull to buy Zenith PC subsidiary; deal for $635 million expected to bolster American company

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France's largest computer manufacturer, Groupe Bull, agrees to purchase Zenith Electronics' computer business for around $635 million. Industry analysts were surprised by Zenith's decision to sell the more profitable part of its operations and to cling to its struggling consumer electronics business. The company's computer division, which is one of the largest manufacturers of laptop computers, reported revenues of $1.4 billion in 1988. Zenith had previously tried to sell its consumer electronics business, but the company rejected the few offers that were made.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Consumer electronics industry, Consumer electronics, Divestiture, Divestment, Zenith Electronics Corp., ZE, Acquisition

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I.B.M., Bull reported in talks

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IBM and Group Bull, the French computer company, are reportedly talking about cooperating to develop microprocessor technology. According to a story in La Tribune de l'Expansion, Bull would gain access to IBM's reduced instruction set computing (RISC) technology. Agreement could come by the end of 1991. Bull itself says that it is talking with members of the Open Software Foundation, which includes IBM, but Bull says that no agreement has yet been reached with any company.

Office machines, not elsewhere classified, Product development, Microprocessor

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