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Tuesday 6 April 2010
AUO to surpass Chimei Innolux in LTPS capacity, says Digitimes Research
Low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) capacity of AU Optronics (AUO) will surpass that of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) after the acquisition of AFPD, a subsidiary of Toshiba Mobile...
Friday 2 April 2010
Memory consolidations highlight growing importance of mobile platforms, says iSuppli
Recent acquisitions by Elpida Memory and Micron Technology illustrate the increasing importance suppliers are placing on offering a complete portfolio of memory products in order...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
SZS acquires four hinge-related component makers in China
Taiwan-based hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS) on March 30 announced the 100%-stake acquisition of four hinge-related component makers in China with a total investment of NT$453 million...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
WPG continues acquisitions with purchase of AIO Components
IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced that it will acquire Hong Kong-based passive component distributor AIO Components for US$3 million. The announcement came just one week after...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Taiwan Mask denies rumor of acquisition by TSMC
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) has denied local media reports indicating that it will be acquired by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for NT$15...
Thursday 25 March 2010
UMC says soon to apply for acquisition of China-based Hejian
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has said the application to acquire a major stake in China-based Hejian Technology will soon be submitted to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Silicon Motion, 3S deny merger rumor
Flash controller suppliers Silicon Motion Technology and Solid State System (3S) have both dismissed recent rumors that the two companies would merge.
Monday 22 March 2010
Commentary: WPG-Yosun merger a win-win deal
WPG Holdings and Yosun Industrial, Asia's largest and second largest IC distributors, announced their merger at a right time, which is expected to consolidate operations of both companies...
Thursday 18 March 2010
HannStar Board-GBM consolidation to create largest PCB maker in Taiwan
The planned acquisition of Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) by HannStar Board will boost HannStar Board's total PCB capacity to 11 million square feet a month, making it the largest...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Foxconn denies it will invest in Amtran
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has dismissed a recent Chinese-language media report in Taiwan that claimed the EMS giant was mulling acquiring a 40% stake in Amtran...
Monday 15 March 2010
Lenovo acquisition plan may hurt second-tier notebook makers, say observers
Commenting on Lenovo's plan to acquire local PC brands in emerging markets to expand its global notebook market share, industry observers said such a plan may benefit first-tier notebook...
Monday 1 March 2010
Acquiring Fujitsu notebook business fastest way for Acer to surpass HP, say watchers
An acquisition would be the fastest way for Acer to surpass Hewlett-Packard (HP) in terms of global notebook shipments, since Acer will need to see more than 40% on-year growth in...
Monday 1 March 2010
SPIL to drop out from LCD driver IC, DRAM segments; sell related equipment to ChipMOS
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced that it will take a 15.8% stake in ChipMOS Technologies in exchange for all of its of LCD driver IC packaging and testing equipment...
Thursday 25 February 2010
Microchip increases offer for acquisition of Silicon Storage
Microchip Technology has announced that it has entered into an amendment to its February 2, 2010 definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Storage Technology (SST). Under the revised...
Thursday 11 February 2010
Micron's Numonyx acquisition to challenge Samsung, hurt Hynix
Market watchers generally believe that Micron Technology's upcoming acquisition of Numonyx, which unseated Spansion in the 2009 NOR flash memory market, may pose a challenge to Samsung...