Buyouts re-order analog rankings
What will the analog rankings look like when 2016 is over?
ON-Fairchild union: A match made in heaven?
Bringing together two established industry leaders, ON Semiconductor’s acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor creates one extraordinary company.
Renesas snaps up Intersil in a bid for survival
The merger is aimed at the combined company’s top-line business growth.
ST buys AMS NFC, RFID business
STMicroelectronics has bought itself AMS's NFC and RFID related IP, technologies, products and business that it said are "highly complementary"…
Beijing’s LeEco steps on US soil with Vizio acquisition
Under the deal, Vizio's hardware and software businesses will be owned and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of LeEco.
French vendor takes over EM/3D CAD space with CST buy-out
The 3D design software vendor's acquisition of Germany-based CST will complement its products for realistic multiphysics simulation.
China’s SMIC buys Italian chip foundry
The deal marks SMIC’s first expansion of manufacturing beyond China and will also move the company into the global electronics…
Silvaco buys IPextreme as ticket to IP arena
Silvaco aims to allow semiconductor companies and IP development companies to monetise their captive IP assets and bring high quality,…