Business news:

	1999-12-07: Philips Semiconductors and Ericsson Mobile Communications join forces to bring Bluetooth™-based products to market
	1999-12-06: Philips Semiconductors announces 200 million Euros expansion to its semiconductor manufacturing facility in Albuquerque
	1999-11-30: Europe's largest semiconductor manufacturer opens Euro 250 million expansion to Europe's largest semiconductor manufacturing complex
	1999-11-17: Philips Semiconductors to ramp up activity at former VLSI site in Tempe, USA
	1999-11-15: Philips Semiconductors and Divio Inc. release DV/1394 input/output digital convergence solution for mass-market at Fall Comdex '99
	1999-11-01: Philips Semiconductors unveils embedded DSP strategy
	1999-11-01: Philips Semiconductors opens discretes product development lab in US
	1999-10-29: Philips Semiconductors and Hewlett-Packard jointly develop transponder solution for 200 GByte tape cartridges
	1999-10-04: Thierry Laurent new leader for Philips Semiconductors Telecom
	1999-09-22: Philips Semiconductors licenses Wi-LAN's patented W-OFDM technology
	1999-09-02: Philips Semiconductors and Omron form smart label alliance
	1999-08-27: Philips Semiconductors and Wi-LAN to conduct industry's first wireless transmission of IEEE 1394 using W-OFDM technology
	1999-08-23: Philips Semiconductors and Stream Machine jointly develop digital video recorder reference design
	1999-08-10: Philips Semiconductors awards major supply chain contract to Origin B.V.
	1999-06-18: Philips Semiconductors signs letter of intent to sell CPLD business to Xilinx
	1999-06-14: Philips Semiconductors' TriMedia processor to be used in the world's first fully Java-compliant set-top box
	1999-06-07: Philips Semiconductors and ODS Landis & Gyr win approval from the German banking community for hardware/software combination based on new high security smart card controllers
	1999-06-03: Royal Philips Electronics closes tender offer for VLSI Technology
	1999-05-27: Philips clears regulatory hurdles relating to its tender offer for VLSI
	1999-05-19: Wide-reaching German integrated transport project adopts MIFARE® technology
	1999-05-18: Cadence and Philips Semiconductors expand relationship in US $35 million deal
	1999-05-12: Royal Philips Electronics extends cash tender offer for VLSI
	1999-05-11: Contactless smart cards for electronic toll collection in Malaysia
	1999-05-06: Philips Semiconductors wins Smart Label design-in at Meto
	1999-05-06: Philips Semiconductors and Rafsec co-operate in high-volume smart label production
	1999-05-06: Philips Semiconductors opens new Test and Assembly plant in the Philippines
	1999-05-06: Philips demonstrates its digital and wireless expertise at Cable & Satellite Mediacast
	1999-05-03: Royal Philips Electronics to acquire VLSI technology for $21.00 per share in cash
	1999-04-22: Samsung Electronics ATSC SD receiver powered by Philips Semiconductors TriMedia(TM) processor
	1999-04-19: Philips Research and Philips Semiconductors demonstrate ATSC enhanced Digital TV programming at NAB
	1999-04-08: Royal Philips Electronics signs confidentiality and standstill agreement with VLSI Technology Extends $17-Per-Share Cash Tender Offer to May 10, 1999
	1999-04-06: New manufacturing technique produces greener, cost efficient chips
	1999-04-02: Royal Philips Electronics extends $17 per share cash tender offer for VLSI Technology
	1999-03-29: Philips Semiconductors' TriMedia™ processor backed by Videon Central
	1999-03-24: Fast and easy payment in fuel stations, thanks to contactless Easypay technology
	1999-03-15: Philips Semiconductors and NSI Com announce Java™ virtual machine solution for TriMedia processors
	1999-03-13: Philips Electronics takes step to expedite $17 per share cash offer for VLSI technology
	1999-03-10: £5 million investment (7.3 million Euros) in Southampton set to create 160 new jobs
	1999-03-09: Pascal Ode to head sales of Identification technology
	1999-03-05: Royal Philips electronics commences tender offer for VLSI technology, inc.
	1999-03-04: MIFARE® PRO a winner at The Advanced Card Awards 1999
	1999-03-04: Philips electronics to commence cash tender offer for all shares of VLSI for $17 per share
	1999-03-03: European Regional Sales Organization is first to achieve pan-European ISO 9002 certification
	1999-03-01: Philips Semiconductors appoints Rick Goeld to lead MultiMarket Products Business Unit
	1999-02-26: Philips proposes acquisition of VLSI for $17 per share
	1999-02-23: Philips Semiconductors announces Testhouse arsenal as the Independent MIFARE® Certification Institute
	1999-02-23: Book of Partners to extend the MIFARE® network for contactless smart cards
	1999-02-04: Philips Semiconductors and IBM Research to co-develop secure smart cards
	1999-01-18: Smart labels set to revolutionise airline baggage handling
	1999-01-08: Philips Semiconductors significantly outperforms overall semiconductor market