TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm KKR said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy Hitachi Ltd's <6501.T> chip-making equipment and video solution unit in a deal valuing the company at 257 billion yen ($2.3 billion), its second purchase of a Hitachi unit. After completing the acquisition of Hitachi Kokusai Electric <6756.T>, KKR will spin off the chip-making equipment unit, retaining 100 percent owners
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