Silicon chip. A silicon chip is an integrated circuit made primarily of silicon; silicon is one of the most common substances used to develop computer chips. The picture shows an example of a silicon wafer with dozens of individual silicon chips.
In the beauty, hair and personal care segment, Avon is a major competitor to Procter and Gamble as are Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Estee Lauder, Revlon (REV), Coty (COTY), Elizabeth Arden (RDEN), Inter Parfums Inc (IPAR). and Unilever. This segment accounts for 23% of Procter & Gamble's net earnings.
Ardent Mills would combine the flour milling assets of ConAgra Mills, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, and Horizon Milling, a joint venture between Cargill and CHS. The departmentâs Antitrust Division filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the proposed joint venture.