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National Semiconductor hits 50

For those of you who think of the semiconductor business as a young tech industry, consider this sobering fact: Santa Clara-based National Semiconductor today announced it is celebrating its 50th anniversary. That's half a century, for those of you who, like many Read More →

National Semi Buys Act Solar

National Semiconductor, the Santa Clara chip-maker that sees growth potential in quality-of-life products that improve health care and encourage greener energy, said Thursday it had acquired Act Solar. National Semi has a technology it calls Solar Magic. It improves the efficiency Read More →

National Semi to pay higher rates on $1.5B loan to ease covenants

natsemi-logoNational Semiconductor agreed to pay an increased "margin"   on the credit agreement it entered into in July 2007 for $1.5 billion that it used to repay money it borrowed to buy Read More →

Message to Brian Halla: let’s be careful out there

Brian Halla, National Semiconductor's chief exec since 1996, sees energy efficiency as a promising growth market for his computer-chip company. So Halla, who'd been tooling around town in a Jeep Wrangler and a Hummer, recently decided to buy an all-electric Tesla Read More →

Large National Semi investors reallocating holdings

natsemi-logoNational Semiconductor has a new major shareholder in Massachusetts Financial Services, which filed notice with the SEC today that it more than doubled its holdings in the Santa Clara Read More →
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