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Thursday 19 July 2012
Asustek reportedly considers acquisition to expand in motherboard market
As the global motherboard market has been seeing weak growth since 2005, Asustek Computer reportedly is considering acquisitions to further expand its economic scale in the motherboard...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Motorola Mobility yet to see benefit from Google acquisition, say sources
Despite the completion of the acquisition by Google in May 2012, Motorola Mobility is unlikely to benefit significantly from the deal and may not make a turnaround until 2013 at the...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Micron likely to merge two production subsidiaries after acquiring Elpida
Inotera Memories and Rexchip Electronics will likely be merged into a single operating company following Micron Technology's acquisition of Elpida Memory, industry sources speculat...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
PTI, Walton to maintain orders after Micron-Elpida deal
Micron Technology's takeover of DRAM maker Elpida Memory will not bring negative effects to Elpida's existing backend partners including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...
Monday 2 July 2012
Powerchip sells Rexchip shares to Micron
Powerchip Technology has issued two separate filings announcing its shareholdings in Rexchip Electronics have all been sold to Micron Technology. The move indicates that Micron is...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
MediaTek may target networking chip vendors for further acquisitions, say sources
MediaTek may target networking chip vendors for its next acquisition moves after making a merger deal with rival MStar Semiconductor recently, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
SK Hynix to buy US chip-controller developer
SK Hynix today (June 20) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based Link_A_Media Devices (LAMD), a developer of memory-chip controllers.
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Samsung buys wireless chip firm Nanoradio
Samsung Electronics has announced the acquisition of Nanoradio, a developer of low-power wireless LAN chipsets for mobile phones.
Thursday 10 May 2012
Micron confirms talks to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology today (May 10) issued a company statement that it is engaged in discussions with Elpida Memory's trustees to acquire the bankrupt chipmaker.
Monday 16 April 2012
TSMC in race to buy ProMOS fab
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has entered the race to buy the 12-inch wafer fab of ProMOS Technologies, which is seeking new funds and investors to restructure...
Friday 13 April 2012
SAS to have larger revenue proportion for semiconductor wafers through acquisition of Covalent
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based maker of semiconductor and solar-grade silicon wafers and sapphire wafers, will acquire a 100% stake in Covalent Silicon, a Japan-based...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
MediaTek to acquire Coresonic
Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced plans to acquire Coresonic, a Swedish company developing digital signal processor (DSP) technology for the wireless industry. Financial terms...
Friday 30 March 2012
SAS completes acquisition of Covalent Silicon Corporation
Taiwan-based wafer firm Sino-American Silicon (SAS) announced on March 28, 2012 the completion of the acquisition of Japan-based semiconductor wafer firm Covalent Silicon Corporati...
Friday 16 March 2012
ASML unseats Applied in semiconductor equipment ranking, says VLSI
VLSI Research has released its 2011 top semiconductor equipment suppliers ranking. During the year, Advantest closed its acquisition of Verigy in July and Applied Materials acquired...
Thursday 1 March 2012
China government hopes to build strong domestic solar industry, says report
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China has announced its targets for the domestic solar industry in 2015, according to China-based Solar-PV.