Thorn to sell off INMOS

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From: Peter Kropf
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1988 12:40

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The following could be read in the Sunday Times on 11th Dec 1988 :

>THORN EMI is believed to be ready to merge Britain's flagship microchip-
>maker, INMOS, with Thomson-SGS, the French-Italian manufacturer of
>semiconductors.
>The deal will create the biggest chip manufacturer in Europe ....
>After years in gestation, the transputer is a world-leading micro-
>processor. Sales are soaring, especially in Japan where more than 200 companies>are designing it into their products.
>...,Inmos to turn a $10.8m loss for the first half of the year to September 19>1987 into a $7.5m profit for the period this year.
>...,the deal secures the future of INMOS ....

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