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Tuesday 20 August 2019
Goodix to acquire NXP voice and audio solutions biz
Shenzhen Goodix Technology has reached a definitive agreement with NXP Semiconductors under which it will acquire all assets of NXP's voice and audio solutions (VAS) business, according...
Friday 9 August 2019
Diodes to acquire Lite-On Semi
Diodes and Lite-On Semiconductor (LSC) have entered into an agreement that provides for the acquisition of the Taiwan-based discrete and analog chipmaker by the US vendor, according...
Tuesday 6 August 2019
HPE acquires MapR business assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced it has acquired the business assets of MapR, a data platform for artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics applications powered by...
Monday 29 July 2019
Apple revving up in-house IC design capability; TSMC to benefit most
Apple has clinched a deal to acquire Intel's smartphone baseband (modem) chip business unit, and the US vendor is also expected to roll out MacBook models featuring its own ARM-based...
Friday 19 July 2019
Taiwan passive components makers actively moving to develop 5G RF, antenna products
Lackluster terminal market demand has prompted Taiwan's leading passive components makers Yageo and Walsin Technology to step up implementing new development roadmaps for the next...
Wednesday 17 July 2019
ASE Technology to repurchase shares of China subsidiaries from Tsinghua Unigroup
ASE Technology Holding has announced it will buy back the stakes of China-based subsidiaries Siliconware Technology (Suzhou) and Suzhou ASEN Semiconductors it has sold to Tsinghua...
Monday 15 July 2019
Foxconn likely to rely on new acquisitions to build semiconductor ecosystem
Foxconn Technology Group, gearing up to build its own semiconductor ecosystem, is expected to activate a new round of acquisition deals to fill up the gaps in its supply chain, according...
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Inventec moving production lines out of China, but will not take sides in trade war, says chairman
Clients may be willing to pay for the expenses for manufacturing partners to move production out of China, but it remains to be seen how much longer such willingness is going to last,...
Thursday 6 June 2019
Cypress acquisition makes Infineon top automotive chip supplier, says IHS
Infineon's planned US$10 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor will produce the world's largest automotive chip supplier, surpassing current market leader NXP and giving the...
Friday 31 May 2019
NXP to acquire Marvell Wi-Fi connectivity business
Marvell has entered into a definitive agreement under which NXP will acquire its Wi-Fi connectivity business in an all-cash, asset transaction valued at US$1.76 billion, according...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Globalfoundries says it remains focused on core foundry biz
Globalfoundries has reiterated its focus on providing differentiated foundry services on a contract basis, and intends to keep all its existing manufacturing facilities worldwide...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Marvell to acquire Globalfoundries ASIC business
Marvell has entered into definitive agreements to purchase Avera Semiconductor, the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business of Globalfoundries, according to the com...
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Globalfoundries, On Semi agree to transfer ownership of 300mm fab in New York
Globalfoundries and ON Semiconductor have entered into a definitive agreement for ON Semi to acquire a 300mm fab located in East Fishkill, New York, according to the companies.
Wednesday 3 April 2019
SMIC to sell stake in LFoundry
LFoundry, a Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) company, has entered into a binding agreement with SMIC for the latter to sell all of its stakes in the former to Jiangsu...
Thursday 28 March 2019
China fabless chipmakers expanding global market share
China-based fabless chipmakers saw their combined share of the global market reach 13% in 2018, up from only 5% in 2010, according to IC Insights.