Among the fundamental datapoints dividend investors should investigate to decide if they are bullish on STM is its dividend history.

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STM, which now exists in dozens of variants, is a vital research tool in such fields as materials science, nanotechnology and microbiology.

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STM, a device that made it possible to image and study structures and processes on the atomic scale and in three dimensions (see article).

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Mobile handset maker Ericsson (nasdaq: ERIC - news - people ) and STM Microelectronics have announced a joint venture that also involves NXP semiconductors.

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But in the next four years he had the pleasure of proving them wrong--and showing how an STM could virtually excavate the structure of materials such as semiconductors and superconductors.

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Now, the camera phone market is moving to 2 megapixels, and it looks like the companies winning the accounts are Micron, once again, and ST Microelectronics (nyse: STM - news - people ).

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STMicroelectronics (STM) is expected to book a wider loss than a year ago when it reports first quarter earnings on Monday, April 22, 2013 with analysts expecting a loss of 17 cents per share, down from a loss of 14 cents per share a year ago.

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