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Reuters: Technology News: Fujitsu in talks to sell car chip business to Spansion: sources

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Fujitsu in talks to sell car chip business to Spansion: sources
Apr 30th 2013, 02:06

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A logo of Fujitsu is pictured at a trade show for Japan's manufacturing industry in Tokyo June 20, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

A logo of Fujitsu is pictured at a trade show for Japan's manufacturing industry in Tokyo June 20, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao

TOKYO | Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:06pm EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd is in late-stage talks to sell its microcontroller chip business to Spansion Inc -- a deal that will broaden the U.S. semiconductor company product line-up so it can better cater to automotive clients, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Terms of the deal, which will include Fujitsu's microcontroller design and development business as well as a Japanese plant, could not be obtained.

Microcontrollers, chips used widely in cars, are seen as a high growth area and Spansion, a joint venture set up in 2003 between Fujitsu and Advanced Micro Devices Inc that specializes in flash memory, has trying to diversify its product range.

While semiconductors were once a key business for Fujitsu, it and other Japanese chipmakers have failed to keep up with rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Fujitsu also plans to merge its LSI chip business with that of Panasonic Corp this fiscal year.

A Fujitsu spokesman said nothing had been decided with regards to its microcontroller chip business. The news was also reported by Japanese media, including the Nikkei business daily.

Microcontrollers are part of Fujitsu's device solutions business, which also includes LSI chips. The division logged 585 billion yen ($6 billion) in sales in the year ended March 2012, accounting for 12 percent of Fujitsu's total revenue.

Japan's Renesas, the world's leading maker of microcontroller chips, secured a $1.8 billion government-led bailout last year after slashing jobs and deciding to close eight out of its 18 domestic plants.

($1 = 98.1500 Japanese yen)

(Reporting by Maki Shiraki; Writing by Mari Saito; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

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