Posts Tagged ‘Balu Balakrishnan’

High-tech manufacturer SemiSouth Laboratories closes after decade-plus run

by Wally Northway Published: March 29,2013

Tags: Balu Balakrishnan, high-tech, Mississippi State University, semiconductors manufacturing, SemiSouth Laboratories, STARKVILLE

After a seemingly successful run of more than a decade and two recent, major expansions, SemiSouth Laboratories is now shuttered, and its equipment is up for sale. The announcement last October that SemiSouth would cease operations came as a major surprise to many, including officials at Mississippi State University where the semiconductor manufacturer was based. [...] [...]

SemiSouth closure to cost California firm $60 million

by Associated Press Published: October 22,2012

Tags: Balu Balakrishnan, California, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi State University, Power Integrations, San Jose, SemiSouth

STARKVILLE — The closure of a Mississippi semiconductor firm will cost a California company $60 million. Power Integrations of San Jose, Calif., says it will write off its 2010 investment in SemiSouth, a Starkville, firm that’s closing. SemiSouth’s 90 employees will be laid off. SemiSouth, which makes silicon carbide semiconductors, announced its closure last week. [...] [...]

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