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Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU

by Helen Vince

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent say they have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which Nokia will offer to buy all of Alcatel-Lucent’s equity shares through a public exchange offer in France and the US. …

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Avid to Acquire Orad Hi-Tec Systems for $60 Million

by Helen Vince

AV technology company Avid says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israel’s Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. for an estimated $60 million. Orad provides 3D real-time graphics, video servers and related asset …

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Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks

by Helen Vince

Intel and Altera are reported to have halted discussions on a possible takeover by Intel of the smaller firm because the two parties were unable to agree on price, according to “a person familiar …

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MStar to Acquire Alpha Imaging for $66.5 Million

by Helen Vince

MStar Semiconductor said it plans to acquire Alpha Imaging Technology for NT$2.1 billion ($66.5 million), as part of its strategy to expand its interests in the Internet of Things and image sensor chip business. …

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Aixtron to Buy PlasmaSi

by Helen Vince

Aixtron is to acquire privately held Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, for approximately $16 million. PlasmaSi enables the encapsulation of organic thin-films by depositing ultra-thin and flexible barrier films through its proprietary technology which are said …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase in February 2015, says SIA

by Tom Allen

Both the Semiconductor Industry Association and Gartner have released their most recent semiconductor sales estimates – for February 2015 from the SIA, and the year 2014 from Gartner. Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $27.8 billion …

Intel Acquires Lemoptix

by Helen Vince

News has only recently emerged that Intel has acquired Swiss scanning micromirror technology firm Lemoptix. According to a notice on Lemoptix’s website, the transaction was completed last month, though no further details have been …

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LGD in Talks to Buy OLED Affiliate

by Helen Vince

LG Display (LGD) is reported to be in talks with its affiliate, Global OLED Technology (GOT), in the US to acquire a 100% stake in the business. The move would enable LGD to strengthen …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Philips to Sell 80.1% Lumileds Stake

by Helen Vince

Publishing its first quarter results this week, Philips provided an update on last month’s announcement that it was to sell an 80.1% interest in Lumileds, Philips’ combined LED components and automotive lighting business, to …

Arrow Extends Offer for Data Modul

by Helen Vince

Arrow Electronics has reduced the acceptance threshold of its offer for all outstanding shares of Data Modul from 75% to 50%, thereby extending the offer period to 7th April 2015. In February, Arrow Electronics, …

Intel, Samsung Rumoured to Be on Acquisition Trail

by Vanessa Browning

At the end of last week, there were murmurings that both Intel and Samsung were mulling options for acquiring rival chip firms, with Intel linked to Altera and Samsung linked with AMD. Both Intel …

Comcast Time Warner Merger Delayed to Mid-2015

by Helen Vince

Comcast says that the closure of its acquisition of Time Warner Cable has been delayed to the middle of 2015, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated that it needed more time to conduct …