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Monday 30 March 2020
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Zhen Ding to acquire BoardTek
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based PCB company BoardTek Electronics, which focuses on production for automotive and base station applications,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Infineon gets US approval for Cypress acquisition
Infineon Technologies has disclosed that US regulators have given the go-ahead for its planned acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor.
Monday 24 February 2020
VIS expects coronavirus impact to be short-lived
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has seen clear order visibility through the end of March, with no substantial shifts in customer orders despite the ongoing...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Semiconductor industry avoids direct impact of coronavirus outbreak, says Omdia
The semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus crisis so far, but the market is likely to suffer the repercussions as the outbreak slows or...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Cable maker BizLink set to fully acquire Singapore peer
Taiwan-based electrical cable maker BizLink Holding has decided to fully acquire its Singapore peer Speedy Industrial Supplies for SGD65 million (US$47 million), bolstering its production...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
WT Micro to bring in new strategic partners
WT Microelectronics has disclosed plans to issue new company shares through private placement aiming to solicit new strategic partners, according to the Taiwan-based IC distributor...
Friday 7 February 2020
Acquisition rebound lifts 2019 to 3rd largest M&A year
Semiconductor merger and acquisition activity strengthened in 2019 after pulling back in the two previous years from historic high levels of M&A agreements in 2015 and 2016, according...
Friday 3 January 2020
VIS to scale up output in 2020
Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its overall production capacity this year to grow over 15%, thanks to the completion of its acquisition of Globalfoundries'...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Concerns about tender offer by competitor: Q&A with WT Microelectronics chairman Eric Cheng
Taiwan's leading IC distributor WPG has announced an open tender offer to acquire 30% of ordinary shares of its peer WT Microelectronics (WT). WPG has requested the Fair Trade Commission...
Monday 16 December 2019
SAS to merge with subsidiary Sunrise PV World; buy factory building from CWT
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) is set to merge with Sunrise PV World, its wholly owned subsidiary PV EPC (engineering, procurement,...
Monday 16 December 2019
Alpha Networks to acquire 60.8% stake in Hitron
Alpha Networks has disclosed plans to take up 200 million shares or a nearly 60.8% stake of fellow company Hitron Technologies through a private placement and a tender offer, a move...
Friday 13 December 2019
USI to acquire Asteelflash
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a member of Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, has disclosed plans to acquire fellow EMS company Asteelflash for around US$450 million.
Thursday 12 December 2019
UMC enters supply chain for Sony CIS
United Microelectronics (UMC), through its takeover of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor (MIFS), has entered the supply chain for Sony's CMOS image sensors, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 10 December 2019
Nuvoton braces for impact from acquiring loss-making business from Panasonic
Acquiring Panasonic's loss-making semiconductor business will have a negative impact on Nuvoton Technology's profitability in the short term, and it may take time for the business...