UMC to buy Hejian shares for US$87 million

Stockwatch - Mar 17, 15:57

Taiwan-based pure-play foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) plans to acquire an up to 30% stake in its China-based counterpart Hejian Technology, with a total transaction...

MediaTek, Ralink to merge via share swap

Mar 16, 16:05

MediaTek on March 16 announced that the company has finalized its merger agreement with Ralink Technology through a share swap of one share for 3.15 shares of Ralink, making MediaTek...

Elpida looking to team up with Taiwan counterparts, says CEO

Feb 25, 01:50

Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto has admitted that the company is approaching Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies with a view of forming a competitive...

AUO subsidiary Darwin to merge with BriView

Feb 25, 01:25

AU Optronics (AUO) backlight unit (BLU) subsidiary Darwin Precisions has announced plans to merge with BriView Electronics, also a subsidiary of AUO, with a exchange ratio of one...

BLU maker Forhouse to build R&D center

Feb 21, 11:58

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse has unveiled plans to invest NT$90 million (US$3.07 million) to build a R&D center at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), northern Taiwan.

InfoExplorer to merge with two fellow companies

Feb 8, 16:54

InfoExplorer, a Taiwan-based information system developer and IT management consultant, will merge with Taiwan-based fellow companies e-ToYou International and International Integrated...

Asustek expects a slight drop in 1Q11 revenues

Jan 25, 01:10

Asustek Computer CFO David Chang recently pointed out that the company's revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 met expectation though total was not a record as hoped. As for the...

Commentary: Broadcom-Ralink merger rumors reflect history of relentless consolidation of Taiwan wireless industry

Jan 14, 16:12

News of Ralink being targeted for acquisition has never stopped ever since the company's preparation to go public to its being actually listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)....

Taiwan government promises to review China investment policy for panel makers

Dec 29, 01:10

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has indicated that the government will conduct a review regarding the restrictive policies governing panel makers' investments such as...

ProMOS, Powerchip claim no knowledge of reported DRAM tie-up with Elpida

Newswatch - Dec 27, 10:40

Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies have both said the companies had no advance warning or knowledge about Japan-based Elpida Memory's plans to launch talks on capital tie-ups...

Dynapack and Celxpert cancel merger plans

Dec 16, 15:08

Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, on December 15, announced the cancellation of their merger plans and will void their stock...

Ardentec denies merger with STATS ChipPAC

Stockwatch - Dec 3, 12:35

Wafer probing service provider Ardentec has denied a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating STATS ChipPAC has approached it to discuss a merger, according...

UMC to terminate merger deal with Hejian

Nov 19, 01:05

United Microelectronics Corporation's (UMC) board of directors has decided to terminate the company's merger agreement with Hejian Technology, according to the Taiwan-based contract...

Verigy, LTX-Credence to merge

Nov 19, 01:00

Verigy and LTX-Credence on November 18 announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combined company, to be called Verigy, will feature a portfolio of...

UMC shares drop after reports of acquisition setback

Newswatch - Nov 18, 16:38

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw its shares decline 1.3% to NT$14.70 (US$0.48) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) during morning trading today (November 18), after a...

AUO declines comment on merger reports

Stockwatch - Nov 17, 01:10

AU Optronics (AUO) has declined to comment on a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report that it is planning to merge with fellow panel manufacturer Chunghwa Picture...

WPG completes merger with Yosun

Nov 16, 01:45

IC distributor WPG has officially merged with Yosun Industrial on November 15 and has begun operations on a paid-in capital of NT$14.53 billion (US$480 million). After the merger,...

SCSC denies reports of GET merger

Nov 12, 01:15

San Chih Semiconductor (SCSC) has denied reports of a merger with Green Energy Technology (GET). The two companies are both under the Tatong business group. SCSC pointed out that...

Dynapack-Celxpert merger postponed

Nov 2, 16:03

Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy were originally planning to complete their merger on December 31, but as the two firms are...

WPG to see 6-10% growth in 4Q10 sales

Oct 29, 01:55

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects fourth-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues to be between NT$71 billion (US$2.3 billion) and NT$74 billion, up 6-10% on quarter and hitting a company...

Inductor maker Chilisin reports decline in 3Q10 gross margin

Oct 20, 16:19

Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has reported third-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$917 million (US$29.71 million), up 23% sequentially for a new quarterly record. However,...

Yosun to delist from TSE on November 15 for WPG merger

Newswatch - Oct 13, 14:26

IC distributor Yosun Industrial will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on November 15, 2010, the date when its merger with WPG Group becomes effective. Trading of Yosun's...

CMI to merge Chi Mei Energy

Oct 1, 01:35

Chimei Innolux (CMI) will merge with Chi Mei Energy effective on November 1. Chi Mei Energy, a maker of thin-film solar modules, was originally under Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO),...

Taiwan notebook battery makers Dynapack, Celxpert to merge

Sep 29, 12:12

The respective boards of Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy on September 28 approved the merger of the two companies through a stock swap of 1:1.7, with Dynapack...

Wintek, Mildex deny merger rumors, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 24, 14:27

Wintek and fellow touch panel maker Mildex Optical have denied rumors reported by Economic Daily News (EDN) on September 24, indicating that Wintek will acquire Mildex.

Inventec, Flextronics reportedly considering merger, but both companies refute rumor

Sep 21, 01:40

Both Inventec and Flextronics have refuted market rumors that the two are in talks for a merger stating that the rumors are purely market speculation.

Grace names new president and CEO

Sep 14, 16:33

China's Grace Semiconductor has announced that its board of directors has approved the resignation of company president and CEO Ulrich Schumacher. The board decided to have executive...

FTC approves WPG-Yosun merger

Aug 13, 11:09

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has given a green light on the planned merger between two leading IC distributors, WPG Group and Yosun Industrial. The merger, which is to take...

Dynapack to merge with Celxpert

Aug 6, 14:42

Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, Taiwan's second and third-largest notebook battery makers respectively, will merge through a stock swap of one Dynapack share...

Forhouse to merge with Taiwan Nano on September 15

Aug 3, 13:59

The planned merger of Forhouse and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology, two LED backlight unit (BLU) makers under the AUO Group, has been approved by the government to take effect...

Chipbond 2Q10 revenues beat guidance

Jul 12, 16:45

Major Taiwan-based driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology saw revenues soar 83.5% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010. The significant rise was higher than...

CMI sees smooth merger, says CEO

Jun 30, 14:58

Chimei Innolux, which was formed in March through a merger of Chi Mei Optoelectrionics (CMO), Innolux Display and TPO Displays, has seen relatively smooth integration of the three...

FET to acquire 100% stake in Sparq for merger

Jun 28, 11:20

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on June 25 announced it will have its wholly owned subsidiary, Yuan Cing Infocomm...

Driver IC packager Chipbond at almost full capacity on strong demand ahead of holiday season

Jun 23, 11:00

Chipbond Technology has revealed it is currently running at near full capacity for COF (chip-on-film) and COG (chip-on-glass), and utilization for bumping has risen to 85-90%. Customers...

Taiwan market: Time is not right for merger of WiMAX operators, says FET chairman

Jun 17, 11:36

Taiwan's six WiMAX operators may be willing to merge to expand their geographic coverage, but the market is not yet mature for mergers, according to Far EasTone Telecommunications...