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Numonyx may close California Technology Center

posted on 15 August 2008 16:15


Flash market in the dumps

Online outlet Fabtech reports Numonyx is going to cut costs by closing its California Technology Centre in Santa Clara.

Numonyx is the Intel and STMicroelectronics-owned flash memory joint venture. It uses this Santa Clara establishment, previously owned by Intel as its Fab 1, for R&D. The employees were told a few days ago and the plant will close by April next year. Numonyx also has a Fab at Kiryat Gat in Israel and recently laid off contract workers there.

In these straightened times with joint product development efforts with Hynix, Numonyx is cutting its now excess R&D capabilities.

[Chris Mellor.]

 


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