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Short Take: Cypress gets anchored

Cypress Semiconductor has acquired Anchor Chips, which designs and markets microcontrollers for universal serial bus connections, for under $15 million. Anchor specializes in USB devices aimed at printers, scanners, xDSL modems, and digital cameras.

Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas.
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Cypress Semiconductor has acquired Anchor Chips, which designs and markets microcontrollers for universal serial bus connections, for under $15 million. Anchor specializes in USB devices aimed at printers, scanners, xDSL modems, and digital cameras.