------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic News Today News and Analysis for the Strategic Decision Maker October 15, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES * DDR thrown an Apple * TI closes Unitrode buy * ATMI to acquire Newform N.V. * StorageTek eyes restructuring or sale * Veeco to acquire metrology start-up * Intel invests in Proxicom * Rambus beats Street, but worries remain * QuickLogic nets $66M in IPO ------------------------------------------------------------ DDR thrown an Apple Just as Advanced Memory International Inc. (AMI2) endorsed Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for its double data rate (DDR) DRAM chipset this week, sources say Apple Computer Corp. has rubber stamped its own plans to implement the next generation DRAM technology into future Apple computers. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/news/1561-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ TI closes Unitrode buy Texas Instruments Inc. closed its acquisition of Unitrode Corp. in a stock swap transaction. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/news/1562-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ ATMI to acquire Newform N.V. In a deal to improve its specialty materials packaging business, ATMI Inc. reached an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Newform N.V., in exchange for 550,000 common shares of ATMI common stock. For more.... http://www.electronicnews.com/news/1551-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ StorageTek eyes restructuring or sale Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek), the $2 billion provider of network storage equipment, has engaged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and McKinsey & Company to help evaluate strategic alternatives. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/news/1553-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ Veeco to acquire metrology start-up Veeco Instruments Inc. agreed to acquire with San Diego-based metrology start-up OptiMag Inc., moving forward on a letter of intent to merge signed on July 30. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/news/1552-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ Intel invests in Proxicom Intel has invested $5 million in Internet consultant firm Proxicom Inc. The deal, which follows a marketing agreement between the two companies, nets the world's largest chipmaker less than a 1 percent stake in the fledgling firm. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/enews/news/1563-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ Rambus beats Street, but worries remain Rambus beat Street estimates for its fourth quarter, however, it did not stop analysts from second-guessing the advanced memory interface company's near-term stock picture. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/news/1554-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ QuickLogic nets $66M in IPO QuickLogic Corp. shares rose to $15 by late afternoon, following its initial public offering of 6.667 million shares of common stock. For more... http://www.electronicnews.com/enews/news/1564-288NewsDetail.asp ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit e-inSITE: The Electronics Industry Knowledge Network http://e-insite.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic News Today edited by Chad Fasca <mailto:cfasca@cahners.com> Visit our website, where you can subscribe to the print edition of Electronic News, the weekly newspaper of news and analysis for strategic decision makers in the electronics industry, as well as the email newsletter, and link to other exciting tools such as the Electronic News 100 Stock Index: <http://www.electronicnews.com/default.asp> Comments, questions or concerns about Electronic News Today please contact Chad Fasca, Web Editor at 212 519-7682. Copyright Cahners Business Information, 1999. All rights reserved.
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