[Vacets] Intel confirms Vietnam plant investment, expands Israeli R&D

Sun Mar 5 18:43:00 PST 2006

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confirms Vietnam plant investment, expands Israeli R&D
As expected, Intel Corp. said that it will invest $300 million to build a
semiconductor assembly and test facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

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