Semiconductors
Avago Technologies to acquire Broadcom Corp for $37 bn
29 May 2015
The combined company would be the third-largest US semiconductor maker by revenue, behind Intel and Qualcomm
Intel Corp, Altera Corp resume buyout talks
19 May 2015
Intel in talks to buy smaller rival Altera in over $10-bn deal
28 Mar 2015
Altera, based in California, is one of the two largest makers of chips used in cellphone networks, data centres, computer-networking equipment, cars and defence systems
US firm Cricket Semiconductor to set up Rs6,000-crore semiconductor unit in MP
14 Feb 2015
US firm Cricket Semiconductor yesterday signed an MoU with the MP state government to set up the biggest semiconductor fabrication plant in the country
Qualcomm fined record $975 mn in China anti-trust probe
10 Feb 2015
Qualcomm is a key player in China’s expanding high-speed 4G network from where it derives a major chunk of its profit from high-margin royalties
Global semiconductor revenue grew 7.9% in 2014
06 Jan 2015
Intel to invest up to $1.6 bn in Chengdu chip plant
04 Dec 2014
Intel hopes China would help boost its presence in the mobile sector, where its market share remains low
US chipmaker Cypress in $4-bn merger deal with peer Spansion
02 Dec 2014
The merger of Cypress Semiconductor Corp and Spansion Inc, will create a leading global provider of microcontrollers and specialised memories for embedded systems
IBM to pay Globalfoundries $1.5 bn to take over its chip unit
20 Oct 2014
IBM Corp will pay government of Abu Dhabi-owned contract-chipmaker Globalfoundries Inc $1.5 bn, to take over its loss-making semiconductor unit
Google to launch quantum computing initiative in association with NASA and USRA
03 Sep 2014
A research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will join Google to start work on a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics
German chipmaker Infineon to acquire International Rectifier for $3 bn
21 Aug 2014
The acquisition combines two semiconductor companies with leadership positions in power management technology
Intel to buy Avago Technologies’ networking business for $650 million
14 Aug 2014
Intel, which is a supplier of the majority of chips in servers and PCs, is now eyeing other growth markets like mobile devices and networking
IBM announces $3 bn for chip research for cloud, big data systems
12 Jul 2014
IBM says these investments will push it's semiconductor innovations into advanced technology leadership required for the future
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