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Wednesday 27 June 2012
MediaTek-MStar merger may send TV makers rethinking chip procurement strategy
The planned merger between MediaTek (MTK) and MStar Semiconductor has shocked the flat-panel TV supply chain due to the combined market share of TV chips of the two firms being roughly...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Digitimes Research: Merger with MStar to boost MediaTek presence in digital TV segment
MediaTek's planned merger with MStar Semiconductor will help MediaTek expand its presence in the digital TV-chip market, as well as enhancing its capability in the ever increasing...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
MediaTek-MStar merger to have impact on existing suppliers
The planned merger between MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor is expected to vertically integrate their supply chain. However, some market watchers speculate MediaTek will take over...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Commentary: MediaTek, MStar reach merger deal in fast manner; highlighting difficulties of Taiwan IC design industry
Although the proposal by MediaTek to merge with rival MStar Semiconductor comes as a big surprise to Taiwan's IC design industry, MediaTek chairman MK Tsai and his counterpart Wayne...
Friday 22 June 2012
MediaTek to merge with MStar
MediaTek has announced plans to merge with fellow IC design company MStar Semiconductor following the completion of its tender offer to buy a portion of MStar shares.
Thursday 16 February 2012
Possible Micron-Elpida merger could rock DRAM market to its core, says IHS
A possible merger between US firm Micron Technology and Japan's Elpida Memories has the potential to dramatically redraw the competitive landscape of the DRAM space, yielding a new...
Monday 30 January 2012
Micron to buy US$500 million worth of Elpida shares, says report
Micron Technology reportedly will spend at least US$500 million to buy a stake in Japan rival Elpida Memory, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report...
Monday 2 January 2012
Hua Hong, Grace complete merger
Hua Hong Semiconductor and Grace Semiconductor, China's second- and third-largest contract chipmakers, have jointly announced the completion of a merger between the two companies...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Europe solar firms reportedly looking to Asia for funds
Several Europe-based solar module and system companies have started approaching Asian investors with an aim to boost their working capital and their partnerships, according to market...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Integration of Japan makers seen as healthy move for small- to mid-size panel industry
Japan's attempts to integrate resources of the country's small- to medium-size panels would benefit the development of the global panel industry, but there are challenges ahead for...
Monday 1 August 2011
Tera Xtal, Alpha crystal change stock swap ratio
Taiwan-based sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology and sapphire ingot maker Alpha Crystal Technology (ACTC) originally signed on July 7 for the former to combine the latter through...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Taiwan WiMAX operators seeking merger
The six WiMAX operators in Taiwan have faced the common problem of difficulty to increase the number of subscribers and, to solve the problem, four of them have been talking about...
Monday 25 April 2011
MediaTek looks to restructure, sources claim
MediaTek is planning to initiate a shake-up of its corporate structure as the company strives to achieve better individual specialization and further increase its operational efficiency,...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Cal-Comp, Min Aik unaffected by WD-Hitachi GST merger, Japan earthquake
Taiwan-based hard disk drive (HDD) component maker Cal-Comp Electronics and its Thailand-based counterpart Min Aik Technology have not been substantially influenced by Western Digital's...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
AT&T/T-Mobile merger makes US market entry harder for second-tier equipment and device suppliers, say Taiwan makers
AT&T's merger acquisition of T-Mobile US will result in the dominance of the US mobile telecom market by AT&T and Verizon Wireless, and the situation will render it more difficult...
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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