After slowing in the past couple years, semiconductor merger and acquisition activity strengthened in the first eight months of 2019, according to IC Insights.
DuPont Electronics & Imaging has announced it has signed an agreement to sell its compound semiconductor solutions (CSS) business to SK Siltron. The transaction is expected to...
Acer will no longer just follow the Wintel direction for PC development, but will also develop new businesses based on fresh microtrends, seek exponential growth momentum through...
Chip and component demand for 5G related applications, including network equipment, and antennas for handsets and IoT devices, is set to grow robustly starting 2020. In the PCB industry...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Globalfoundries has reiterated its focus on providing differentiated foundry services on a contract basis, and intends to keep all its existing manufacturing facilities worldwide...
