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Wednesday 4 July 2018
Concraft to acquire OBO
Acoustic component maker Concraft Holding has announced to acquire a 57.76% shareholding in acoustic MEMS module maker OBO Pro.2 by a stock exchange.
Monday 2 July 2018
Synnex to acquire Convergys
Synnex Corporation and Convergys have announced they have reached a definitive agreement in which Synnex would acquire Convergys and integrate it with the former's Concentrix, a wholly-owned...
Thursday 21 June 2018
Chilisin to acquire fellow inductor company
Power inductor specialist Chilisin Electronics has announced plans to acquire fellow company Magic Technology in a stock swap that will entail exchanging one Chilisin share for every...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Yageo acquisition of BrightKing shares reaches required minimum
Yageo's acquisition of China-based circuit protection component specialist BrightKing's shares already exceeded the minimum number of shares scheduled to be purchased, according to...
Friday 1 June 2018
China IC backend output value to exceed US$30 billion in 2018, says Digitimes Research
The output value of China's IC packaging and testing industry will exceed US$30 billion for the first time in 2018, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Yageo to buy Pulse Electronics for US$740 million
Taiwan-based Yageo has reached a deal to buy US-based Pulse Electronics, a supplier of electronic components, for US$740 million in cash.
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Yageo, Chilisin post revenue growths in April
Passive component makers Yageo and Chilisin Electronics have reported sequential increases in April consolidated revenues of 13.3% and 6.5%, respectively.
Thursday 3 May 2018
TI expands lead among top analog suppliers in 2017, says IC Insights
Texas Instruments (TI) was again the leading supplier of analog integrated circuits in 2017, with US$9.9 billion in revenues and an 18% market share, according to IC Insights.
Thursday 12 April 2018
Advantech sets up branch office in Vietnam
Industrial PC company Advantech has set up a branch office in Vietnam through a joint venture with system integrator partner TechPro.
Tuesday 3 April 2018
Machvision, Utechzone seeing brisk demand from semiconductor and FPD industries
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment specialists Utechzone and Machvision are being pinpointed by market observers as the beneficiaries of semiconductor and LCD panel makers'...
Monday 2 April 2018
Taiwan leadframe suppliers to raise prices 10-15% in 2Q18
Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers plan to raise their prices 10-15% in the second quarter of 2018 to reflect tight supply, according to sources at IC backend houses.
Monday 2 April 2018
Ennoconn to invest NT$5.34 billion in turnkey solution provider Marketech
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Ennoconn has announced to invest NT$5.34 billion (US$182.09 million) to acquire 90.5 million shares or a 51.12% stake of turnkey solution provider...
Friday 30 March 2018
Himax to fully acquire Emza
Himax technologies has decided to exercise its options to fully acquire Emza Visual Sense for an undisclosed sum, according to the Taiwan-based IC design house. The transaction is...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Toshiba discloses more investment in new 3D flash fab
Toshiba has approved Toshiba Memory's proposed investment in production equipment for Fab 6 at its Yokkaichi operations in Mie (Japan), where Toshiba Memory will be making 3D flash...
Monday 26 March 2018
China playing bigger role in global fabless IC market, says IC Insights
China-based companies have shown the largest fabless IC market share gain since 2010, according to IC Insights. China-based fabless chipmakers collectively captured an only 5% share...