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Thursday 10 November 2011
Google to maintain a well-functioning Android ecosystem
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, commenting on concerns about the company's acquisition of Motorola during his visit to Taiwan on November 9, pointed out that the company will...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Kodak sells image sensor business
Eastman Kodak Company has announced the sale of its image sensor solutions (ISS) business to Platinum Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Wednesday 2 November 2011
LSI announces agreement to acquire SandForce
LSI Corporation recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SandForce, Inc., the leading provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Opera looks to develop new businesses via acquisition; step up cooperation with Taiwan device makers
Browser developer Opera Software will target Internet companies in four segments – advertisement, messaging, payment and social networking – for future acquisition in...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
WPG to acquire Aeco Technology
Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced that it will acquire a 100% stake in fellow distributor Aeco Technology through share swaps.
Thursday 29 September 2011
WPG subsidiary to make acquisition
IC distributor Silicon Application Corporation (SAC) has reached a deal with Wintek Technology Investment (China), a Hong Kong-based electronic parts and components distributor, to...
Thursday 29 September 2011
Acer, Asustek to join new Tizen project
Asustek Computer and Acer are both set to add development for the recently announced Tizen operating system project, while High Tech Computer (HTC) is currently evaluating its decision,...
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Elpida to buy Powerchip stake in Rexchip, says CEO
Elpida Memory is looking to wholly own its Taiwan-based subsidiary Rexchip Electronics, through acquiring the remaining 36% stake held by Powerchip Technology, according to company...
Monday 26 September 2011
Taiwan market: Vee TIME proposes buyout of fellow WiMAX operator Vmax
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has proposed a 100% buy-out of Vmax Telecom, a fellow company operating in northern Taiwan, at NT$1.45 billion (US$49.2 million), with...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Motorola Mobility acquisition boosts Google TV, says IHS
Google's recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility may yet allow the search giant to achieve success with its faltering Google TV product, as Google tries again to penetrate the market...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Broadcom to buy NetLogic for US$3.7 billion
Broadcom and NetLogic Microsystems have entered into a definitive merger agreement, under which NetLogic shareholders will receive US$50 per share in a transaction of approximately...
Wednesday 7 September 2011
MEMC completes acquisition of US subsidiary of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
MEMC Electronic Materials, a US-based polysilicon supplier and its solar energy subsidiary, SunEdison, announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held Fotowatio...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
UTAC gains controlling stake in JV with SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has transferred nearly its entire stake in its packaging and testing joint venture to partner United Test and Assembly...
Monday 5 September 2011
Ability obtains majority stake in lens maker
Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has revealed it has invested NT$367 million (US$12.7 million) to acquire a 52.24% stake in E-Pin Optical Industry, a Taiwan-based maker of...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Digitimes Insight: Acquisition of Motorola may enhance Android services
Due to Google's recent acquisition of Motorola including the tablet vendor's mobile hardware business, market players have had growing concerns that Google may be heading toward the...