Intel actively considering acquisitions in solar energy sector - sources UPDATE |
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(updating with information on Samsung, comment from solar industry information)HAMBURG (Thomson Financial) - Intel Corp is actively considering making acquisitions in the solar energy sector, sources close to the matter said.The US chip giant has already made contact with potential target companies, including some in Germany, the sources told Thomson Financial News' German partner dpa-AFX.Samsung Corp. is also considering acquisitions in the industry, they added.Chipmakers share common ground with solar power companies, with silicon being the key raw material in the manufacture of both processors and solar cells, said Hans-Martin Rueter, head of the German solar industry association.frederik.richter@thomson.comfr1/jcs/slj/fr1/jmsCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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