Mergers & Acquisitions – Page 4

Nanosys Buys Glō

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We got an email to advise us that Nanosys had purchased Gl?, which has been developing technology for microLEDs. In a Youtube interview on Nanosys’ Youtube channel, Jason Hartlove (at this …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| MicroLED| Nanosys| Quantum Dots

Tech Data and Synnex topple Ingram with $7.2bn merger

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Big news in the world of broadline distribution this week as Tech Data announced a deal to merge with Synnex in a move that would move Ingram Micro into second place …

Tags:Ingram Micro| Mergers & Acquisitions| TechData

Kulicke & Soffa Further Extends Mini and Micro LED Technology Through Strategic Acquisition of Uniqarta

by Artem Alekseenko

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.announced it has acquired a 100% equity stake in Uniqarta, Inc (“Uniqarta”), a technology company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This strategic acquisition includes Uniqarta’s patent portfolio and other intellectual …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| MicroLED| MiniLED

Kulicke & Soffa acquires microLED placement technology developer Uniqarta

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc of Singapore said that it had acquired Uniqarta, a company that has developed a laser-based die transfer technology using lasers. (Laser-Enabled Advanced Placement (LEAP). Ronn Kliger, …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| MicroLED

Kramer Sold and Sees a Retirement

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A majority interest in Kramer Electronics has been acquired by Fortissimo Capital Fund, a private equity fund based in Israel. Michael and Ben-Zion Hochstein, two of the company’s founders, will retain …

Tags:AV Processors| Mergers & Acquisitions

Links for the Week

by Bob Raikes

Here are some links for the week that might be interesting, but do not need much of a comment Global semiconductor sales grow in October, says SIA Smartphone OLED prices to drop from oversupply: …

Wonik IPS’ talks to buy Semes display kit business in trouble

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reports that Wonik IPS is trying to buy the display equipment business of Semes, but the companies are struggling because Semes employees are paid substantially more than …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| Korea| Mergers & Acquisitions| Production Equipment

Exclusive: Huawei to sell phone unit for $15 billion

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Huawei is reported by Reuters and others to be planning to sell its Honor budget smartphone brand to a consortium for around $15 billion. Members of the consortium include handset distributor …

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We Catch up with Sharp NEC Display Solutions

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Earlier this week, NEC Display Solutions became a joint venture subsidiary of Sharp and is now Sharp NEC Display Solutions. (Newly Born Sharp NEC Display Solutions Ltd. Starts Business) What We …

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AMD acquiring Xilinx in $35B semiconductor mega-deal

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The chip industry consolidation dance continued as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company access to a broad set of specialized workloads. AMD …

Tags:AMD| Mergers & Acquisitions| Semiconductor Industry

BOE Acquiring CEC Panda Fabs in Nanjing and Chengdu

by Bob O'Brien

BOE Technology Group, Ltd (BOE) announced this week the proposed acquisition of majority stakes in two of the four CEC Panda LCD fabs in China, the Gen 8.5 fab in Nanjing and the Gen …

Tags:BOE| China| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| Mergers & Acquisitions

Nvidia to buy chip designer Arm for $40 billion as SoftBank exits

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nvidia has confirmed that it has agreed to buy ARM from Softbank. The company will also invest in a new AI facility in Cambridge. It is, of course, subject to regulatory …

Tags:Arm| Mergers & Acquisitions| Nvidia| Semiconductor Market