![Employees of US tech firm Texas Instruments of Villeneuve-Loubet, hold crosses during a protest ,Thursday, April. 4, 2013, in Villeneuve-Loubet, southeastern France. Chipmaker Texas Instruments will lay off more than 500 people Employees of US tech firm Texas Instruments of Villeneuve-Loubet, hold crosses during a protest ,Thursday, April. 4, 2013, in Villeneuve-Loubet, southeastern France. Chipmaker Texas Instruments will lay off more than 500 people](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2n7r0jc/employees-of-us-tech-firm-texas-instruments-of-villeneuve-loubet-protest-thursday-april-4-2013-in-villeneuve-loubet-southeastern-france-chipmaker-texas-instruments-will-lay-off-more-than-500-people-at-a-research-and-development-plant-near-nice-france-in-the-coming-months-ap-photolionel-cironneau-2n7r0jc.jpg)
Employees of US tech firm Texas Instruments of Villeneuve-Loubet, hold crosses during a protest ,Thursday, April. 4, 2013, in Villeneuve-Loubet, southeastern France. Chipmaker Texas Instruments will lay off more than 500 people
![Employees of U.S. technology firm Texas Instruments march during a protest in Villeneuve-Loubet, southeastern France, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Chipmaker Texas Instruments will lay off more than 500 people at a research Employees of U.S. technology firm Texas Instruments march during a protest in Villeneuve-Loubet, southeastern France, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Chipmaker Texas Instruments will lay off more than 500 people at a research](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N7R0KJ/employees-of-us-technology-firm-texas-instruments-march-during-a-protest-in-villeneuve-loubet-southeastern-france-thursday-april-4-2013-chipmaker-texas-instruments-will-lay-off-more-than-500-people-at-a-research-and-development-plant-near-nice-france-in-the-coming-months-ap-photolionel-cironneau-2N7R0KJ.jpg)
Employees of U.S. technology firm Texas Instruments march during a protest in Villeneuve-Loubet, southeastern France, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Chipmaker Texas Instruments will lay off more than 500 people at a research
![An employee enters the research building of Texas Instruments France firm in Villeneuve-Loubet near Nice December 18, 2012. The U.S. Texas Instruments group announced today the layoff of 517 jobs and the An employee enters the research building of Texas Instruments France firm in Villeneuve-Loubet near Nice December 18, 2012. The U.S. Texas Instruments group announced today the layoff of 517 jobs and the](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2crnn06/an-employee-enters-the-research-building-of-texas-instruments-france-firm-in-villeneuve-loubet-near-nice-december-18-2012-reuterseric-gaillardfile-photo-global-business-week-ahead-package-search-business-week-ahead-24-oct-for-all-images-2crnn06.jpg)