• By Nicholas Carlson
    Aug 25, 2008 11:20 AM 218
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    AMD sells digital TV arm to Broadcom for $193 million

    Chipmaker AMD's cash reserves dropped 17 percent during the first half of 2008. To boost that investor-worrying number, AMD has agreed to sell its digital-TV business to Broadcom for $193 million. 530 AMD employees will join Broadcom as a result. A job perk: Hearing about the fun times Broadcom veterans enjoyed when ex-CEO Henry Nicholas ran the shop.


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