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Monday 5 December 2016
Ardentec signs NT$4 billion syndicated loan
Wafer probing specialist Ardentec has signed a NT$4 billion (US$125.4 million) syndicated loan agreement with eight local banks in Taiwan, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Friday 4 November 2016
Lattice Semiconductor to be acquired for US$1.3 billion
Lattice Semiconductor and Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, an affiliate of Canyon Bridge, have signed a definitive agreement under which Canyon Bridge Capital Partners will acquire...
Thursday 27 October 2016
Qualcomm to acquire NXP for US$47 billion
Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors have announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP. Pursuant to the...
Monday 24 October 2016
Avnet completes acquisition of Premier Farnell
Avnet has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Premier Farnell in an all cash merger for GBP1.85 (US$2.26) per share, which equates to an equity value of approximately...
Monday 24 October 2016
FET to budget NT$10 billion on acquisitions and investments in 2017-2019
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to allocate NT$10 billion (314.89 million) for acquisition and investment projects in the next three years in order...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Inotera to delist from TSE on December 6
Inotera Memories will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on December 6, the date when its acquisition by Micron Technology becomes effective, according to the Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Lenovo rumored acquisition of Fujitsu PC business may benefit Compal, says paper
Lenovo is rumored to be considering acquiring Japan-based Fujitsu's PC business and if the rumors are true, Compal Electronics is expected to benefit from new orders, according a...
Friday 7 October 2016
HMI to delist from TSE on November 22
Hermes Microvision (HMI) will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on November 22, the date when its acquisition by ASML becomes effective, according to the electron beam...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Inotera says deal with Micron to complete by December
Inotera Memories expects its share-swap deal with Micron Technology of the US to complete by December.
Friday 30 September 2016
Posiflex Technology to issue convertible bonds, new shares
Own-brand POS (point of sale) device maker Posiflex Technology on September 29 decided to raise an estimated NT$1.65 billion (US$52.5 million) through issuing convertible bonds worth...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Micron CEO visits Taiwan to meet Formosa executives
Micron Technology CEO Mark Durcan has paid a visit to Taiwan to meet executives at Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) raising speculation that Micron's planned acquisition of Inotera Memories...
Monday 26 September 2016
SES-imagotag to acquire Pervasive Displays
France-based SES-imagotag and Taiwan-based Pervasive Displays (PDi) have signed a deal under which SES-imagotag will acquire 100% of PDi, according to the companies.
Friday 23 September 2016
Value of semiconductor industry M&A agreements already over US$50 billion, says IC Insights
After an historic surge in semiconductor merger and acquisition agreements in 2015, the torrid pace of transactions has eased (until recently), but 2016 is already the second-largest...
Wednesday 21 September 2016
Inotera provides update on acquisition by Micron
Inotera Memories has provided an update on the progress of its share-swap deal with Micron Technology, under which the US firm will buy all the shares it does not own in the Taiwan-based...
Monday 5 September 2016
Memory-IC design house AP Memory launches tender offer for rival Zentel
Taiwan-based mobile-DRAM design specialist AP Memory Technology has announced plans to acquire 50-100% of local rival Zentel Electronics, which is focused more on specialty DRAM products...
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