With this all-cash acquisition, Microsoft is now the third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.

Also, Tan said he was considering Intel as a potential new foundry partner, as an alternative to its main supplier, Taiwan-based TSMC.

Despite warnings from intelligence agencies, Germany's government is set to approve a Chinese takeover of a German company's microchips production facility.

The UK has blocked the takeover of an electronic design company by a Hong Kong rival over national security concerns, in the latest sign of growing British anxiety about Chinese investment.

The British government has delayed for another two months its final judgment on whether to allow the acquisition of Britain's largest semiconductor plant by a Chinese company.

Broadcom and VMware have announced an agreement under which Broadcom will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction that values VMware at approximately US$61 billion, based on the closing price of Broadcom common stock on May 25, 2022.

Silicon Motion Technology is exploring a potential sale amid takeover interest in the semiconductor firm, according to people familiar with the matter.

A huge political row has broken out in the UK about the ongoing plans to sell Newport Wafer Fab, one of the very few plants left in the country still making semiconductors, to a Dutch subsidiary of Chinese group Wingtech.

AMD has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pensando for approximately US$1.9 billion before working capital and other adjustments.

The CEO of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix said on Monday that its largest shareholder, SK Square, is considering merger and acquisition deals involving chip companies.

Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger said Intel would be interested in participating if a consortium emerges to own the British semiconductor and software design company Arm.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a conference call with analysts that regulators would not budge in their opposition to Nvidia's proposed $80 billion acquisition of Arm.

Intel is close to buying Israeli firm Tower Semiconductor for about US$6 billion, a source familiar with the matter said, as the US company looks to advance its strategy of contract manufacturing chips for other businesses.

AMD has received approval from all necessary authorities to proceed with the acquisition of Xilinx.

Peloton Interactive is drawing interest from potential suitors including Amazon.com, according to people familiar with the matter, as the stationary-bike maker's stock slumps and an activist urges it to explore a sale.

Arm faces significant hurdles to growth as a standalone company if Nvidia's proposed acquisition falls through, according to documents released as part of the UK regulator's ongoing merger inquiry.

Taiwan's GlobalWafers is close to clearing an important regulatory hurdle in its $5.3 billion acquisition of German silicon wafer manufacturer Siltronic, according to people familiar with the matter.

Samsung Electronics is expected to announce large-scale merger and acquisition (M&A) deals soon. German chipmaker Infineon Technologies and Dutch semiconductor company NXP Semiconductor have emerged as Samsung's M&A targets as it aims to foster its non-memory business.

South Korea's SK Hynix said on Wednesday it has received merger clearances from the Chinese antitrust authority for its acquisition of Intel's NAND memory chip business, clearing the way for the world's second-largest memory chip maker to completion of securing regulatory approvals from all eight countries.

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of a fellow chip company, Arm, halting what would be the biggest semiconductor industry deal in history, as federal regulators push to rein in corporate consolidation.

A consortium led by Alibaba Group has emerged as the frontrunner to take over Tsinghua Unigroup, a deal that could fetch more than CNY50 billion (US$7.8 billion) to help keep China's indebted chip champion afloat.

The closing of the acquisition of Dialog, following the landmark acquisitions of Intersil and IDT, reinforces Renesas as a premier embedded solution provider.

Western Digital is in advanced talks to merge with Japan's Kioxia Holdings, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that could be valued at more than US$20 billion and further reorder the global chip industry.

Jay Y. Lee's get-out-of-jail-free card prepares the next chapter for Samsung Electronics. The early release of the conglomerate's de facto boss from prison ramps up pressure on him to use its huge cash pile to make splashy investments. Samsung's heft will force some creative dealmaking. It's a tricky combination to manage well.

The planned 瞿29bn purchase of UK chip designer Arm by US firm Nvidia raises "serious" competition concerns, the UK's competition watchdog has said.

Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger is committed to buying other chip-makers as the industry consolidates, despite a leading acquisition candidate's plan to go public.

The UK is considering blocking a takeover of Arm by Nvidia due to potential risks to national security, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Broadcom has come out in support of Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm after other firms raised concerns about the deal.

SiFive, a startup that designs semiconductors, has received takeover interest from investor Intel, according to people familiar with the matter.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he is still confident regulators will green-light its $40 billion acquisition of SoftBank Group's Arm, despite growing skepticism about the deal's prospects.

Toshiba's second-biggest shareholder called on the Japanese conglomerate to undergo a strategic review and explicitly solicit suitors, saying potential acquirers were deterred by the company's comments on wanting to remain listed.

Samsung Electronics might be shopping for an acquisition.

Toshiba said a potential acquisition offer from CVC Capital Partners has stalled after the firm submitted a new proposal that lacks sufficient information for evaluation.

Lumentum and Coherent have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lumentum will acquire the laser maker in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$5.7 billion.

The U.K.'s competition watchdog has announced that it plans to investigate Nvidia's proposed acquisition of British chip designer Arm.

Applied Materials has raised its offer for KKR & Co.-owned Kokusai Electric by 59%, citing higher valuations in a growing industry. It also extended the closing deadline by almost three months.

The tech could help the company improve its Photos, TV and News apps and more.

Advanced Micro Devices is in advanced discussions to buy Xilinx in a takeover that could be valued at US$30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. chip supplier Nvidia said on Thursday Chinese authorities had approved its $6.9 billion acquisition of Israeli chip designer Mellanox Technologies Ltd, overcoming the last obstacle for the deal announced over a year earlier.

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