The year 2008 has hardly been a stellar time for M&A, but deal activity in the semiconductor sector has been surprisingly brisk, a new study finds. The report, from...
While many people were wondering when and if Infineon Technologies AG [IFX.F] would be able to unload its 77.5% stake in struggling Qimonda AG [QI], Infineon has had other challenges...
This is starting to sound familiar. Chipmaker Virage Logic Corp. [VIRL] is taking its interest in buying LogicVision Inc. [LGVN] directly to the target's shareholders, becoming the latest company...
It's not just individuals who are putting a premium on cash now that credit is scarce and stocks are scary. Goldman Sachs & Co. has compiled a list of...
Struggling German chipmaker Qimonda AG [QI], which has been in precarious financial condition ever since hopes for an acquisition by Micron Technology inc. [MU] fell through in October, now...
Now that it looks like struggling German chipmaker Qimonda AG [QI] won't be acquired outright, the company's parent, Infineon Technologies AG [IFX.F], may be borrowing a page from corporate...
It took Microchip Technology Inc. [MCHP] and ON Semiconductor Corp. [ONNN] roughly 23 hours to prepare a response to Atmel Corp.'s [ATML] rejection of their $2.3 billion acquisition offer. Since...
Broadcom Corp. [BRCM] has completed its purchase of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s [AMD] digital TV business -- at a considerably lower price than originally agreed upon. Back in August, when the company...
Silicon Optix, a manufacturer of high-definition chips that had raised some $101 million in venture financing since being spun off from Genesis Microchip Inc. 13 years ago, has been...
There's so much confusion surrounding the fate of struggling flash memory chipmaker SanDisk Corp. [SNDK] following its $1 billion asset sale to Toshiba Corp. [TOSHA] that not only are...
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