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12 Sep 2006 08:47

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The mobile phone company buys most of its chips from its old subsidiary, and might not welcome its supplier loaded to the gills with debt. Moreover, it has influence, as it accounts for a quarter of the chipmaker’s revenue. That could limit the bidders’ appetite to gear up.

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