Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. obtained approval Thursday from their shareholders on a plan to spin off and integrate their semiconductor operations under a joint venture to be set up April 1.
The new venture, Renesas Technology Corp., aims for a small profit in the first business year, officials at the two firms said.
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