Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is to hold a regular board meeting on August 10 during which its board of directors is likely to discuss plans to venture into solar...

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Taiwan-based handset keypad maker Ichia Technologies have both denied recent rumors that the two are once again in negotiations...

Prime View International (PVI) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink, a supplier of electronic paper display materials and intellectual property,...

Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Microelectronics Technology (MTI) plans to cooperate with international telecom equipment players to aggressively venture into the 3G base station...

California-based semiconductor equipment supplier Aviza Technology has been in contact with Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment makers Foxsemicon Integrated Technology and Csun Manufacturing...

Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Microelectronics Technology (MTI) has announced that it has signed an agreement with TelASIC Communications for the purchase of the assets and...

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will not be allowed to acquire Hejian Technology under the current Taiwan rules, but the government may change them, according to Taiwan's...

The acquisition of Hejian Technology by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will heat up the camp's competition with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the...

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced today that it will spend US$285 million to acquire an 85% stake in chipmaker Hejian Technology, so as to take full control of the...

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has maintained that it currently has no plan to merge with Hejian Technology after the local Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...

IC distributor WT Microelectronics has announced a plan to acquire 100% of Morrihan International through a share swap. WT has tentatively slated the swap for September 1.

Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED chip maker, has dismissed rumors that it has plans to acquire overseas or Taiwan-based LED makers.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has denied recent speculation that the China government is drafting a plan to have SMIC acquire Chartered Semiconductor...

Germany-based Qimonda has confirmed that it is in "concrete" talks with numerous international parties that have expressed interest in acquiring its assets. In addition,...

Hong Kong-listed China Resources Microelectronics (CRM), which has been said to be considering taking over Qimonda, has revealed that it is in talks about acquiring 6-inch wafer manufacturing...