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sized chip equipment firms. Based in the Netherlands, ASM International supplies semiconductor manufacturing equipment for front ..... semiconductor manufacturing technologies. Chip equipment maker ASM International has made improvements in its front-end tool business
ASM ( ASMI ) +7% on news that founder and largest shareholder, Arthur del Prado could finally be open to splitting the company's "front
* ASMI shares up 6.6 pct, trading at six-week high (Adds ASMI comment, shares)
AMSTERDAM, May 16 (Reuters) - Arthur del Prado, the founder of ASM International and who holds about 20 percent of the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, is open to splitting up the group, a Dutch newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Overview -- Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASM International 's ( ASMI 's) capitalization and the operating results of ..... restructuring efforts. -- Moreover, we expect ASMI 's profitability and cash flow generation to strengthen
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ASM International ASMI reported first-quarter results that showed some softness in business conditions, though the firm saw an improving demand environment
* Sees front-end segment showing a single-digit sales decrease in Q2
ASM International ASMI reported fourth-quarter results that showed some overall softness in business conditions for the firm. For the quarter, revenue