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Tuesday 19 November 2019
Synergy from acquiring Kemet: Q&A with Yageo chairman Pierre Chen
Taiwan-based Yageo announced recently plans to acquire fellow US-based passive component company Kemet in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.8 billion. The acquisition is expected...
Friday 18 October 2019
Diodes takeover of Lite-On Semi faces pressure from China
Diodes' planned takeover of Lite-On Semiconductor has gained regulatory approvals in the US and Taiwan, but China's regulatory body has recently claimed that both firms have failed...
Thursday 11 April 2019
ASE, PTI post revenue decreases in 1Q19
Major Taiwan-based backend houses ASE Technology Holding and Powertech Technology (PTI) have both reported sequential decreases of 22.1% and 13.2%, respectively, in consolidated revenues...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Kaimei, Teapo announce merger through share swap
Kaimei Electronic and Teapo Electronic have agreed to merge through exchange of one Kaimei share for 1.165 Teapo shares, with Kaimei to be the surviving company, according to the...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Backend firms KYEC, Kingpak and GEM to see sales buck seasonal trends in 1H19
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Kingpak Technology and GEM Services are expected to see their sales growth exceed the seasonal average in the first half of 2019, outperforming their...
Thursday 31 January 2019
ASE expects revenues to drop in 1Q19
ASE Technology Holding expects revenues to drop in the first quarter of 2019, due to inventory correction at customers engaged in the handset- and communication-related IC sector...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Auto parts maker AVY to merge with Jabon via share swap
Taiwan's metal stamping parts maker AVY Precision Technology will merge with powder metallurgy specialist Jabon International via a share swap, in an effort to focus more on developing...
Friday 18 January 2019
Value of semiconductor M&A falls considerably
The historic flood of merger and acquisition agreements that swept through the semiconductor industry in 2015 and 2016 slowed significantly in 2017 and then eased back further in...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 13% in 2018, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Stay focused: Q&A with NXP executive Steve Owen
NXP Semiconductors has gone through several periods of restructuring since its departure from Philips, followed by privatization, and mergers and acquisitions. Steve Owen, executive...
Tuesday 14 August 2018
Tsinghua Unigroup to buy stake in ASE subsidiary
Tsinghua Unigroup has agreed to buy a 30% stake in Suzhou ASEN Semiconductors, which is wholly owned by ASE Technology Holding, according to the Taiwan-based IC assembly and test...
Friday 10 August 2018
ASE posts 5.5% revenue growth in July
ASE Technology Holding, a Taiwan-based provider of IC assembly and test services, has reported consolidated revenues for July 2018 increased 5.5% sequentially to NT$32.74 billion...
Wednesday 8 August 2018
KYEC to merge with fellow backend company
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has agreed to merge with Dawning Leading Technology (DL-Tek), in which KYEC already holds a 33.5% stake, according to the companies. The merger is set...
Monday 30 July 2018
ASE Industrial likely to post 20% revenue growth in 3Q18
ASE Industrial holding, the parent company of IC backend houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), is expected to report revenue...
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.