Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) plans to merge with its 100%-owned subsidiary, Siliconware Investment Company, in order to simplify the group's structure and reduce its management...
PCB makers Unimicron Technology and Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) have agreed to merge, with the effective merger date tentatively set for December 1, 2009. The company name...
Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), has said that he believes the merger of Renesas Technology and NEC Electronics will generate larger cooperation...
Japan-based NEC Electronics is speculated to merge with Renesas Technology, to become the biggest microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier worldwide, according to market sources.
Asustek Computer is considering consolidating its Eee PC and notebook departments to help increase efficiency and decrease the management costs for the two departments, according...
Leading Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have dismissed a Korean media report that said they were holding merger talks.
With the current president and CEO of Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (GSMC) said to have been charged in a bribery case, industry sources in China have speculated that...
Rumors have circulated that talks on a merger with Inotera Memories and MeiYa Technology will be finalized during a low-profile visit by Mark Durcan, president and COO of Micron Technology...
Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Association (SICA), a semi-official government organization in China, has claimed that local foundries Hua Hong NEC (HHNEC) and Grace Semiconductor...
Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has denied that his current visit to Taiwan is aimed at any merger talks, but he has not ruled out the possibility of...
Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, is scheduled to pay a low-profile visit to Taiwan next week, with speculation abounding that he will be in talks for...
With the semiconductor market expected to shrink in 2009, the market may see more strategic alliances and consolidation. Commenting on merger potential in the industry, Taiwan semiconductor...
Recent market rumors are indicating that LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and affiliate Qisda are in talks about AUO taking more control of Qidsa's TV business.
Epcos AG, a leading manufacturer of electronic components, modules and systems headquartered in Germany, recently announced its agreement to merge with TDK Corporation, an electronics...
