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Thursday 17 March 2011
UMC to buy Hejian shares for US$87 million
Taiwan-based pure-play foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) plans to acquire an up to 30% stake in its China-based counterpart Hejian Technology, with a total transaction...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
MediaTek, Ralink to merge via share swap
MediaTek on March 16 announced that the company has finalized its merger agreement with Ralink Technology through a share swap of one share for 3.15 shares of Ralink, making MediaTek...
Friday 25 February 2011
Elpida looking to team up with Taiwan counterparts, says CEO
Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto has admitted that the company is approaching Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies with a view of forming a competitive...
Friday 25 February 2011
AUO subsidiary Darwin to merge with BriView
AU Optronics (AUO) backlight unit (BLU) subsidiary Darwin Precisions has announced plans to merge with BriView Electronics, also a subsidiary of AUO, with a exchange ratio of one...
Monday 21 February 2011
BLU maker Forhouse to build R&D center
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse has unveiled plans to invest NT$90 million (US$3.07 million) to build a R&D center at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), northern Taiwan.
Tuesday 8 February 2011
InfoExplorer to merge with two fellow companies
InfoExplorer, a Taiwan-based information system developer and IT management consultant, will merge with Taiwan-based fellow companies e-ToYou International and International Integrated...
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Asustek expects a slight drop in 1Q11 revenues
Asustek Computer CFO David Chang recently pointed out that the company's revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 met expectation though total was not a record as hoped. As for the...
Friday 14 January 2011
Commentary: Broadcom-Ralink merger rumors reflect history of relentless consolidation of Taiwan wireless industry
News of Ralink being targeted for acquisition has never stopped ever since the company's preparation to go public to its being actually listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)....
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Taiwan government promises to review China investment policy for panel makers
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has indicated that the government will conduct a review regarding the restrictive policies governing panel makers' investments such as...
Monday 27 December 2010
ProMOS, Powerchip claim no knowledge of reported DRAM tie-up with Elpida
Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies have both said the companies had no advance warning or knowledge about Japan-based Elpida Memory's plans to launch talks on capital tie-ups...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Dynapack and Celxpert cancel merger plans
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, on December 15, announced the cancellation of their merger plans and will void their stock...
Friday 3 December 2010
Ardentec denies merger with STATS ChipPAC
Wafer probing service provider Ardentec has denied a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating STATS ChipPAC has approached it to discuss a merger, according...
Friday 19 November 2010
UMC to terminate merger deal with Hejian
United Microelectronics Corporation's (UMC) board of directors has decided to terminate the company's merger agreement with Hejian Technology, according to the Taiwan-based contract...
Friday 19 November 2010
Verigy, LTX-Credence to merge
Verigy and LTX-Credence on November 18 announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combined company, to be called Verigy, will feature a portfolio of...
Thursday 18 November 2010
UMC shares drop after reports of acquisition setback
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw its shares decline 1.3% to NT$14.70 (US$0.48) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) during morning trading today (November 18), after a...
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