Amazon could acquire Texas Instruments' mobile chip arm

Sooraj Shah
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E-commerce giant could compete with likes of Samsung and Intel

E-commerce giant Amazon could venture into the mobile chip arena, as it looks set to acquire the mobile chip arm of semiconductor firm Texas Instruments. Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, released in...

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