Mindspeed to cut jobs in wake of Picochip buy

Mindspeed to cut jobs in wake of Picochip buy

SAN FRANCISCO—Mindspeed Technologies Inc. will cut an unspecified number of jobs as part of a restructuring  in the wake of its acquisition of PicoChip Ltd. earlier this year, according to a regulatory filing made Wednesday (April 4).

Mindspeed (Newport Beach, Calif.) said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission it expects the restructuring to be completed by the end of June. The company said it expects to incur charges of between $1.2 million and $1.4 million, primarily related to severance costs for affected employees.

The restructuring plan consists primarily of a targeted headcount reduction in connection with the acquisition of PicoChip, Mindspeed said.

Mindspeed said in January it would acquire U.K.-based PicoChip, a provider of chipsets for cellular communications such as femtocell basestations, for $51.8 million, plus an additional amount of up to $25 million, depending on the achievement of unspecified milestones. The deal closed in February.

Minspeed did not immediately respond to a request for more information on the restructuring.


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