"...Merrill Lynch & Co. analysts said in a Sep 26 report that STMicroelectronics may get a leveraged buyout offer...STM would be a bigger buyout than Freescale or NXP..."

"...Hynix raised contract prices of both DRAM and NAND flash memory chips for 2HSep...this trend should continue at least until October..."

"...NXP said it will increase its stake in Singapore-based contract chip maker SSMC to as much as 68%...while TSMC owns 32% and as the right to acquire a pro rata portion of these shares..."

"...the companies team up in qualifying 90nm and 65nm flip-chip packaging and design capabilities for Common Platform technology..."

"...SMIC will make cellphone chips for Qualcomm at its Tianjin plant...the total value of orders could reach US$120 million within three to five years..."