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Sony Acquires LTE Chip Firm

by Tom Allen

Sony has acquired Altair Semiconductor, for $212 million. The company expects to complete the transaction in early February. Altair is an Israeli company, which owns modem chip technology and related software for the 4G-LTE …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Arris Completes Pace Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

In the flood of news at CES it looks as though the news that Arris has completed its acquisition of STB maker Pace of the UK for £1.4 billion slipped by us. Arris acquired …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Foxconn Ups Sharp Offer

by Tom Allen

Japanese media sources have said that Foxconn has made an offer of ¥625 billion ($5.3 billion) for Sharp (for previous coverage, see Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout). The Japanese government is concerned about …

NVD Widens Portfolio With Acquisition

by Tom Allen

New Vision Display, in the USA, has acquired OSD Displays: a provider of custom OLED, TFT and STN screens. Going forward, OSD will continue to serve its existing customers as a division of NVD.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Dialog and Atmel End Merger Agreement

by Tom Allen

Atmel has received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Microchip Technology. The company says that this represents a ‘Company Superior Proposal’, and that it will terminate its merger agreement with Dialog Semiconductor (Dialog to Buy …

Nokia Wins Alcatel-Lucent

by Bob Raikes

Nokia has taken control of Alcatel-Lucent through its share purchase offer and now holds nearly 80% of the company. This will add to Nokia’s capabilities and capacity in network deployment.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Densitron Acquired by Quixant plc

by Bob Raikes

Specialist UK display supplier, Densitron Technologies, has been acquired by Quixant plc, which is a supplier to the gaming industry and has a strong Taiwan operation, but is listed on the London AIM stock …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 52

Dimenco Acquired by KDX

by Bob Raikes

Dutch 3D specialist, Dimenco, has been acquired by film specialist, Beijing Kangde Xin Composite Material Co., Ltd., (KDX) located in Bejing Zhongguancun Science Park Changping Park. Dimenco started as a spin-off from Philips in …

Intel Completes Acquisition of Altera

by Isaac Oburu

Intel Corporation (“Intel”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Altera Corporation (“Altera”), a leading provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. The acquisition complements Intel’s leading-edge product portfolio and enables new …

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Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout

by Tom Allen

Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion). The figure represents a 50% – 60% premium on …

Dialog Submits Draft Statement to SEC

by Tom Allen

Dialog Semiconductor has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in connection with its previously-announced proposal to acquire Atmel Corporation (Dialog to Buy Atmel). The registration statement …

Thomson Agrees Sale to Harmonic

by Tom Allen

Harmonic has presented a binding offer to Thomson Video Networks, for a 100% acquisition of the company. Thomson has accepted the offer, which is worth $75 million. Harmonic is backed up by Edmond de …

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