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| 2003-05-07 | Zoran, Oak Technology ink merger agreement Zoran Corp. and Oak Technology Inc. have entered a definitive merger agreement. |
| 2015-12-08 | Year-end deals: Semicon companies settle merger, acquisition In a week's time, several companies have either completed their merger-and-acquisition deals or signed definitive agreements, indicative of a consolidating semiconductor industry. |
| 2004-08-03 | Xicor shareholders approve merger with Intersil Analog semiconductor supplier Intersil Corp. reported that its pending acquisition of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor supplier Xicor Inc. was approved by 96 percent of voting Xicor shareholders. |
| 2006-09-08 | X-Fab Semi, 1st Silicon complete merger X-FAB Silicon Foundries announced completion of the merger of X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG with 1st Silicon Sdn. Bhd. effective on Sept. 1, 2006. |
| 2013-09-27 | WPC's management adds Qualcomm, merger with A4WP possible The addition of Qualcomm to the WPC's board of management has led to speculation that the consortium may soon merger with its rival, the Alliance for Wireless Power. |
| 2009-04-08 | What's next after IBM-Sun merger talks fizzle? With its proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems apparently shelved, executives at IBM are breathing a sigh of relief while Sun managers need to figure out how to survive the on-going consolidation of the computer industry accelerated by the steep recession. |
| 2015-03-04 | What's behind the NXP-Freescale merger? Through the merger, NXP will add Freescale's computing power to its security and wireless communication strengths, which is expected to drive the Internet of Things. |
| 2009-05-20 | What went wrong with MIPS-Chipidea merger? Most mergers and acquisitions rarely work. When they do, it's because both parties have time, patience, commitment and money to burn in the process of integrating the two organizations. An examination of the recent MIPS Technologies-Chipidea breakup strongly suggests that neither one had sufficient amounts of these key attributes. |
| 2015-12-04 | What can companies learn from the NXP-Freescale merger? One missing piece in NXP, after the merger with Freescale, seems to be optoelectronics, which continues to grow at a stronger steady pace than ICs and other semiconductor categories. |
| 2011-03-10 | WD-Hitachi merger to eclipse Seagate WD has announced its intention to buy Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in a deal that could make it the world's biggest hard disk drive maker. |
| 2005-04-12 | Walsin, Pan Overseas confirm merger via stock swap Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) manufacturer Walsin Technology Corp. and passive component maker Pan Overseas Electronic Co. Ltd recently filed stock swaps at the Taiwan Stock Exchange to form a merger. |
| 2003-01-15 | Veeco, FEI terminate merger agreement Veeco Instruments Inc. and FEI Co. have mutually decided not to pursue the merger agreement both companies entered in July 2002. |
| 2002-12-19 | Veeco, FEI reviews conditions of merger Veeco Instruments Inc. and FEI Co. have announced that they will not be able to complete their previously announced merger by December 31, 2002. |
| 2007-10-09 | VDC: MECC-Emerson merger a boon to embedded industry Emerson Electric's acquisition of Motorola's embedded computing business will be a good deal, not only for the companies involved but for the embedded systems market at large, particularly the xTCA segment, according to market watcher VDC. |
| 2008-09-10 | U.S. SEC okays ON Semi-Catalyst merger statement ON Semiconductor Corp. and Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S. has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the proposed merger of the two companies. |
| 2013-11-18 | Tsinghua's merger plan seen to boost China's chip industry The firm's plan to acquire Spreadtrum and RDA Microelectronics could pave the way for China's local chip industry to get a consolidated entity powerful enough to compete with Taiwan's MediaTek. |
| 2005-03-22 | Trikon expands market focus amid Aviza merger Troubled Trikon Technologies Inc., which is in the process of being acquired, plans to expand its focus in the chip-equipment business. |
| 2008-08-15 | Tower, Jazz to seal merger deal by September Tower Semiconductor Ltd and Jazz Technologies announced that their previously announced proposed merger is progressing toward timely closing, currently expected in September 2008. |
| 2011-04-13 | TI-NSC merger: Winner, blunder or equalizer? EE Times explains why high-tech acquisitions such as the TI-NSC deal are often less than successful, citing as reasons the acquired company's instability and employee and customer fears during negotiations. |
| 2008-08-04 | TDK, Epcos merger to streamline operations TDK and Epcos have announced the signing of a business combination agreement that officially combines Epcos with TDK's activities in the electronic components field. |
| 2015-03-04 | Taking a closer look at NXP, Freescale's merger plans Assuming the deal closes as expected before the end of the year, the merged company will have the arsenal it needs to ensure its survival in a consolidating chip industry. |
| 2007-01-03 | Taiwan's Unimicron dismisses rumors on Foxconn merger Unimicron Technology has dismissed rumors of a possible merger with Foxconn Electronics Inc., the registered trade name of Hong Hai Precision Ind. |
| 2002-05-07 | Synopsys, Avanti merger heads for shareholder vote The stage is set for electronic design automation juggernauts Synopsys Inc. and Avanti Corp. to merge, pending a vote by the two companies' shareholders scheduled for June 4. |
| 2002-05-28 | Symmetricom, Datum sign merger agreement Symmetricom Inc., a provider of advanced network synchronization and broadband access solutions, and Datum, a supplier of time and frequency products for telecom networks, have signed a definitive merger agreement. |
| 2007-08-20 | ST-Infineon merger likely to face competition probe, says analyst The rumored merger of ST and Infineon could draw attention from the European Union's competition authorities over power semiconductors, according to IMS Research. |
| 2006-01-27 | ST's Bozotti plays down Philips merger option ST's CEO has played down the possibility of a merger with, or takeover of, Philips Semiconductors, raising the lack of geographic complementarity as an issue. |
| 2009-09-02 | SRAM market consolidates with merger, biz exit The SRAM market continues to consolidate, observed Needham & Co. LLC. |
| 2008-04-04 | Springsoft, Novas ink merger agreement Springsoft Inc. and Novas Software Inc. have signed an agreement for Springsoft to acquire all the outstanding shares of Novas that it does not already own. |
| 2005-10-19 | Speedy-Tech shareholders say yes to merger with IMI Philippine EMS provider Integrated Microelectronics, Inc. (IMI) has announced that the shareholders of Speedy-Tech Electronics Ltd of Singapore have approved the merger of the two companies. |
| 2014-02-07 | Spansion/Fujitsu merger to spawn car SoCs mid-2014 The Fujitsu Semiconductor acquisition in August is paving the way for Spansion's development of SoCs integrating Spansion's embedded flash technology with MCU, analog and power management ICs. |
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