First four months of 2017, the semiconductor industry mergers and acquisitions or continuously.According to incomplete statistics, the first four months of 2017 the number of mergers and acquisitions of 17, mergers and acquisitions amount more than $20 billion, one of the biggest trading amount was INTEL, its $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye.
|
NO. |
Acquiring |
Date |
Acquired |
Note |
|
1 |
SK Group |
2017/1/23 |
LG Siltron |
wafer |
|
2 |
Broadcom Limited |
2017/2/1 |
Cosemi Technologies |
Photoelectric detection chip business |
|
3 |
IDT |
2017/2/13 |
GigPeak |
Millimeter-wave RF technology |
|
4 |
湖南威铭能源科技 |
2017/2/13 |
中慧微电子 |
Buy a 50.53% stake |
|
5 |
联发科 |
2017/2/13 |
络达Airoha |
Late acquisition of shares, estimates will be wholly owned takeover |
|
6 |
Apple |
2017/2/19 |
RealFace |
Facial recognition technology |
|
7 |
Tazmo |
2017/3/1 |
Facility |
printing substrate |
|
8 |
Intel Corp |
2017/3/13 |
Mobileye |
image processor chip |
|
9 |
Murata |
2017/3/15 |
Arctic Sand Tehnologies |
Small power semiconductor |
|
10 |
ams AG |
2017/3/16 |
Princeton Optronics,Inc. |
VCSEL chip |
|
11 |
Apple |
2017/3/23 |
Workflow |
IOS Automation applications |
|
12 |
TDK-Micronas |
2017/3/28 |
ICsense NV |
ASIC Solution |
|
13 |
ADI |
2017/3/30 |
OneTree Microdevices |
Gallium arsenide and GaN amplifier |
|
14 |
AMD |
2017/4/11 |
Nitero |
Wave form millimeter wave chip technology |
|
15 |
华芯投资 |
2017/4/11 |
Xcerra |
device under test |
|
16 |
新余中域高鹏祥云 |
2017/4/11 |
泰凌微电子 |
Buy a 82.7474% stake |
|
17 |
浦东科技 |
2017/4/19 |
NXP Semiconductors |
Acquisition of Shanghai advanced semiconductor 27.47% stake |
1、 South Korea SK group holding company announced on January 23, 2017 to 620 billion won for LG LG Siltron equity holdings is 51%.SK and LG have respectively held on 23, through the acquisition, the board of directors and stock purchase contract will be signed in the near future.SK group purchase LG Siltron, and will be helped by SK in silicon wafer.
2、in February 2017, Broadcom acquisition Cosemi photoelectric detection chip business, and obtain Cosemi long-term orders.
3、in February 2017, IDT GigPeak announced acquisition of optical communication chip manufacturers, connect to the light industry highly endorsed product lines, power companies provide seamless ultra-fast electro-optic and rf connection chip solutions.
4、mediatek announced in February 2017 to nt $110 a share acquisition investment transfer power amplifier (PA) factory complex was 15% to 40% stake in the future may be 100%, group to integrate resources and expand the operation scale, promote the competitiveness of the global market.
5、Apple announced in February 2017 to acquire RealFace facial recognition technology companies, after a month and announced the acquisition of iOS Workflow automation technology company.
6、March, 2017，Ams and VCSEL supplier Princeton Optronics, Inc., to extend the company supply capacity in optical sensor solutions.
7、March 2017, TDK, MEMS Micronas announced acquisition of ASIC suppliers ICsense NV, the layout will be able to further support the company product development blueprint, and strengthen the global sensor strategy.The two sides will be able to provide customers a wider range of combined sensor solutions and services, enhance company's competitiveness in the global market.
8、March 2017, ADI announced acquisition of gallium arsenide and GaN amplifier supplier OneTree Microdevices, to expand the ADI company infrastructure, defense, the si market oriented high-performance rf and microwave signal chain solutions portfolio.
9、in April 2017, AMD announced the acquisition of VR/AR device chip maker Nitero, wireless VR products or big development.
10、2017, 4 yuet core investment Xcerra announced the acquisition of the semiconductor test equipment dealer.
