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Thursday 17 August 2023
Intel foundry ambition hits a rock with Tower acquisition deal falling through
Failing to get approval from Chinese authorities for the US$5.4 billion deal to acquire Tower Semiconductor, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger had to throw in the towel and call off the plan...
Thursday 17 August 2023
Geopolitical tensions impede Intel's Tower acquisition
Intel's inability to complete the acquisition of Tower Semiconductor was already anticipated as geopolitical risks intensified, according to sources at Taiwan-based pure-play found...
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Intel calls off Tower Semiconductor deal
Intel Corp officially called off the US$5.4 billion deal of Tower Semiconductor Inc. acquisition due to failure in obtaining approval from the Chinese authorities. The decision was...
Monday 14 August 2023
Samsung Display pushes forward with eMagin acquisition to open door to military XR market
It's reported that Samsung Display (SDC) plans to purchase all the shares of US Micro OLED maker eMagin by the end of 2023. If everything goes smoothly, this move will grant SDC the...
Monday 14 August 2023
Re-exploring Samsung's advanced packaging strategy through the Amkor acquisition rumors
The AI trend is now a worldwide phenomenon, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang even declaring that "Nvidia is betting everything on AI." In 2023, the AI server supply chain became one of...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Renesas to acquire Sequans through tender offer
Renesas Electronics and Sequans Communications, a provider of 5G/4G cellular IoT chips and modules, have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby Renesas will acquire Sequans...
Wednesday 26 July 2023
Yageo expects AI server boom to bring long-term biz opportunities
Taiwan's top passive components maker Yageo has delivered a cautious sales outlook for the third quarter of the year, with terminal market demand recovery still in low gear, but the...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
SK Hynix to brace for market segmentation amid its Chinese business crisis
SK Hynix, despite previously denying rumors of withdrawing from its operations in China, has acknowledged that the recovery of the Chinese market has fallen short of expectations...
Thursday 13 July 2023
Rohm to expand production capacity for SiC power devices
Rohm recently announced plans to acquire a plant owned by Solar Frontier in Japan for expanding production capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices.
Tuesday 11 July 2023
China IC self-sufficiency push heaps pressure on Taiwanese firms operating in China
The United States has imposed export restrictions on key Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE, curbing their own development of semiconductors and access to outside supplies...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Eris acquires Diodes' factory in northern Taiwan
Taiwan-based diode maker Eris Technology has announced the acquisition of a factory in Taiwan from its parent company Diodes, with plans to increase output from its 6-inch wafer ca...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
AcBel finishes merger of ABB Power Conversion
Taiwan-based power supply maker AcBel Polytech announced on July 3 to have completed the acquisition of ABB Power Conversion with an amount of US$505 million and has completed all...
Wednesday 28 June 2023
MaxLinear acquisition of Silicon Motion nears completion
MaxLinear's acquisition of Silicon Motion is nearing completion, with approval from the relevant Chinese authorities likely to happen soon, according to market sources.
Monday 19 June 2023
Chinese service providers can flourish with 5G and cloud
After constructing the world's largest 5G network with 2.3 million 5G base stations by the end of 2022, China is expected to add more than 600,000 5G base stations to reach 2.9 million...
Friday 16 June 2023
Micron to acquire Powertech's Xi'an factory and commit to investments in China
Powertech Technology Inc., one of the world's largest memory packaging and testing service providers, announced on June 16 that it has been informed by Micron Technology of the latter's...