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Monday 24 April 2017
Specialty DRAM prices to rise, says AP Memory
AP Memory Technology has disclosed plans to raise its specialty DRAM (SRAM) prices. The memory design house also expressed optimism about demand for IoT applications that will offset...
Tuesday 18 April 2017
Foxconn subsidiary obtains 40% stake in FSK L&S
Foxconn Electronics has announced that its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary Jusda International has spent US$14.268 million acquiring a 40% stake in FSK L&S, a joint-venture...
Friday 14 April 2017
TSMC confirms it is not bidding for Toshiba memory-chip unit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has decided to not participate in bid for Toshiba's memory-chip business, the Taiwan-based foundry has confirmed.
Thursday 6 April 2017
IC distributor WT Micro to acquire Maxtek
WT Microelectronics has agreed to acquire fellow Taiwan-based IC distributor Maxtek Technology for NT$27 (US$0.89) per share, or a total of NT$1.897 billion, according to the compa...
Friday 24 March 2017
Ardentec to complete acquisition of Giga Solution in 3Q17
Taiwan-based Ardentec, which holds a 63.84% stake in RFIC testing specialist Giga Solution Tech, is buying Giga Solution's remaining shares with the acquisition scheduled to complete...
Monday 13 March 2017
Delta Electronics to focus M&A on industrial automation sector
Power supply and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics regards mergers and acquisitions as a main source of revenue growth and aims to acquire large industrial automation...
Thursday 23 February 2017
Taiwan approves Dynami Vision acquisition of Macquarie APTT Management
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the acquisition of a 100% stake in Singapore-based Macquarie APTT Management, a contract managing company of Singapore-based...
Thursday 23 February 2017
MediaTek-Richtek deal probed for possible insider trading
Taiwan authorities are investigating possible insider trading linked to MediaTek's 2015 acquisition of Richtek Technology.
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Amkor to buy fellow packaging company Nanium
Amkor Technology and Nanium, a Portugal-based IC backend house specializing in wafer-level fan-out (WLFO) packaging solutions, have entered into a definitive agreement for Amkor to...
Monday 23 January 2017
The synergy of NXP acquisition: An interview with Qualcomm president Derek Aberle
Qualcomm agreed in late 2016 to buy NXP Semiconductor for about US$47 billion in the biggest-ever deal in the semiconductor industry - a move which clearly indicates Qualcomm's roadmap...
Friday 20 January 2017
Semiconductor M&A reach peak in 2015-2016, says IC Insights
More than two dozen acquisition agreements were announced by semiconductor companies worldwide in 2016, with a combined value of US$98.5 billion compared to the record-high of US$103.3...
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Faraday sells security control business to Novatek
IC design service provider Faraday Technoloy and Novatek Microelectronics, a supplier of LCD driver ICs and TV SoC solutions, have reached an agreement under which Novatek will acquire...
Thursday 29 December 2016
HPE Taiwan optimistic about Taiwan server market
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) Taiwan chairman Jon Wang expects Taiwan's server market to enjoy good growth in 2017 with an improved economy and new cloud applications such as IoT...
Wednesday 7 December 2016
Top-5 semiconductor vendors to hold a combined 41% market share in 2016, says IC Insights
Vigorous M&A activity in 2015 and 2016 has reshaped the landscape of the semiconductor industry, with the top companies now controlling a much greater percentage of market share,...
Tuesday 6 December 2016
Nanya completes acquisition of Micron shares
Nanya Technology has announced the completion of its investment in Micron through private placement, and expects Micron's takeover of Inotera Memories to materialize on December 6.
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research