BEIJING/FRANKFURT: The sale of Aixtron to Chinese investors could go ahead under new terms if the German semiconductor equipment maker sells its Silicon Valley division separately to get around US objections, analysts said Monday.
On Friday, US President Barack Obama stopped Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund (FGC) from buying Aixtron US., the division of the German company in California where nearly a fifth of its 713-strong workforce is based.
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