BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 4, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Philips Semiconductor: To Spin or Not to Spin THE PROS -- Gives investors a pure play -- Provides capital for acquisitions -- Creates stock options to recruit top talent -- Drives up parent's market cap THE CONS -- Could undermine Philips' Internet strategy -- Stock-option riches for new engineers create risk of discord -- Might eventually induce a Philips breakup DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Philips: In the Chips TABLE: Philips Semiconductor: To Spin or Not to Spin Time for Siemens' Mobile-Phone Biz to Roam? INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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