ST-Ericsson: Loss making mobile chip venture to be split, 1600 jobs to go

ST-Ericsson

The loss making join venture between STMicroelectronics and Ericsson will be split and parts of the business will be absorbed between the two companies while the rest will be closed according to a report by Reuters. The move will result in the loss of 1600 jobs. The future of ST-Ericsson has been in question since one of their top customers, Nokia, dropped support for Symbian and shifted to Windows Phone resulting in a change in the choice of chipset.  Continue reading “ST-Ericsson: Loss making mobile chip venture to be split, 1600 jobs to go”

STMicro quitting ST-Ericsson mobile chipset venture

Reuters reports that STMicroelectronics plans to cut costs by quitting its joint venture with Ericsson. The ST-Ericsson mobile chipset venture made losses equivalent to $841 million last year and has been steadily losing market share.

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