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Thursday 21 May 2015
IC Insights releases top-20 semiconductor suppliers in 1Q15
IC Insights has released its list of the world's top-20 semiconductor suppliers including three pure-play foundries and four fabless companies in the first quarter of 2015.
Thursday 21 May 2015
2014 banner year for global industrial semiconductors, says IHS
Worldwide industrial semiconductor revenues totaled US$40.4 billion in 2014, up from US$34.3 billion in 2013, according to IHS. The 18% increase follows solid growth of 13% in 2013,...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Power management semiconductor market rises 7% in 2014, says IHS
After less-than-stellar market growth in 2013, the market for power management semiconductors surged in 2014. Even after a seasonal revenue decline of roughly 5% in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Applied, Tokyo Electron terminate merger deal
Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron have agreed to terminate their merger plan, according to the companies. No termination fees will be payable by either party.
Tuesday 21 April 2015
Two STATS ChipPAC subsidiaries in Taiwan merge
IC testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor (SCT), a 52%-hold subsidiary of STATS ChipPAC, will complete its acquisition of STATS ChipPAC Taiwan, a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Everlight not considering merger with Edison, says chairman
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics is not considering a merger with Taiwan-based Edison Opto in order to expand LED packaging capacity, according to Everlight chairman...
Wednesday 18 March 2015
NXP-Freescale merger to result in global 8th-largest chipmaker, IHS says
The recent acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor by NXP Semiconductors would catapult the merged entity into the world's eighth-largest chipmaker, positioning the newly minted giant...
Monday 26 January 2015
Acer looks to stable smartphone business, says CEO
Acer's smartphone business has not yet turned profitable, but it will continue to adopt a stable business model to look for business opportunities in the market, according to company...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Digitimes Research: TSMC SSL merger to enhance Epistar in the LED market
Epistar has invested NT$825 million (US$25.94 million) to merge with TSMC Solid State Lighting (SSL), helping to enhance Epistar's capability in the lighting industry. Before the...
Thursday 8 January 2015
IoT-related M&A spending exceeds US$14 billion in 2014, says research firm
Acquirers stepped up their activity in the Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace in 2014, spending approximately US$14.3 billion to acquire 60 companies in 2014. That spending is almost...
Friday 12 December 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs looking to expand medical electronics business
In view of stagnant demand for notebooks, Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are turning to focus on strengthening their medical electronics business and are forming relationships with hospitals,...
Tuesday 2 December 2014
Cypress and Spansion to merge
Cypress Semiconductor and Spansion have signed a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction valued at approximately US$4 billion. The post-merger company...
Thursday 13 November 2014
ChipMOS Taiwan, Thailin to merge
ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) announced on November 12 that its board of directors has approved a plan to merge its subsidiaries ChipMOS Taiwan and Thailin Semiconductor. The board...
Thursday 2 October 2014
BLU makers Forhouse, BriView complete merger
BLU makers Forhouse and BriView, two associate companies under the AU Optronics (AUO) Group, officially completed their merger on October 1, with Forhouse as the surviving company...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Connector maker Aces to merge with MEC
Taiwan-based connector maker Aces Electronics, during a shareholder meeting on September 24, approved its merger with MEC, another Taiwan-based connector maker. The merger will complete...