US tariff barriers boosts Utilisation rates at Taiwanese foundries
May 22, 2024
The White House announced new tariffs on Chinese imports on May 14th, including a 50% tariff on semiconductor products manufactured in China, which will take effect by 2025. Something that has led to an increase in orders for Taiwanese foundries.
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Alphawave Semi appoints Rahul Mathur as CFO
October 23, 2023
Addition of experienced semiconductor CFO is said to drive the next phase of business growth to create leading-edge AI infrastructure.
Nikola agrees to acquire Romeo Power
August 05, 2022
Nikola Corporation and Romeo Power have entered into a definitive agreement in which Nikola will acquire Romeo in an all-stock transaction.
Top 5 MCU suppliers accounted for 82% of 2021 sales
June 15, 2022
New ranking from IC Insights shows some revenue gaps expanding between the largest microcontroller manufacturers.
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QML-V-certified QDR-II+ SRAM to simplify on-system satellite image processing
May 11, 2021
Infineon Technologies LLC, an Infineon Technologies AG today announced its next-generation 144-Mb Quad Data Rate II+ (QDR ®-II+) SRAM that is certified to the DLA Qualified Manufacturers List Class V (QML-V). QML-V is the highest quality and reliability standard certification for aerospace-grade ICs.
Skywater expands its leadership team.
March 10, 2021
The US-based pure play semiconductor foundry has appointed Dr. Steven Kosier as its new CTO. At the same time Brad Ferguson takes the helm at SkyWater’s advanced packaging facility and will serve as Chief Government Affairs Officer.
Infinion brings production start in Villach forward
February 16, 2021
Revenue for the three-month period increased from EUR 2,490 million to EUR 2,631 million quarter-on-quarter, with all segments contributing to the 6 percent growth despite the weaker US dollar, the manufacturer states in their latest fiscal.
onsemi's CFO to retire - company finds successor at Cypress
February 02, 2021
Bernard Gutmann, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire after a nearly four decade career in finance.
Rutronik and Infineon add Cypress products to their franchise
January 04, 2021
Rutronik is now the distributor for the entire product portfolio of the former Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.
Automotive IC Revenue to Reach US$21 Billion in 2021
December 28, 2020
As consumer market demand gradually recovers, global automobile shipment is expected to reach 83.5 million units in 2021, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Hassane El-Khoury to take the helm as onsemi's next CEO
December 08, 2020
El-Khoury joins On Semiconductor as President, Chief Executive Officer following his successful tenure as President and CEO at Cypress Semiconductor. He officially shouldered the responsibilities as of December 7, 2020.
Infineon extends franchise sales agreement with Future Electronics
December 01, 2020
Future Electronics can now sell both the Infineon and the Cypress portfolios of products to customers across the Europe, Americas and Asia regions
Intel to keep its number One in 2020
November 24, 2020
Seven top-15 semiconductor suppliers forecast to show ≥22% growth this year with Nvidia expected to post a huge 50% increase, writes market researcher IC Insights in their latest report.
Infineon reports strong fourth quarter – cautiously optimistic about new fiscal year
November 12, 2020
For the first time, Infineon’s figures includes a full quarter’s contribution from Cypress Semiconductor, which the German company acquired back in April.
Infineon launches Traveo II Body microcontroller family for next-gen vehicle electronic system
October 06, 2020
As drivetrain electrification and advanced driver assistance systems change the way we drive, the number and complexity of comfort features and other body functions in cars increases constantly.
Infineon swings to loss as the pandemic continues impact target markets
August 05, 2020
“Infineon has so far coped well with the challenging situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As a company, we reacted quickly to the new situation and established a framework that has enabled us to stabilize our business,” says CEO Dr. Reinhard Ploss.
Infineon raises EUR 1 billion following successful share placement
May 27, 2020
Infineon informs that the company placed 55 million new shares, following an accelerated bookbuilding process with institutional investors, under the exclusion of subscription rights. The shares were placed at a price of EUR19.30 per share, meaning that the company managed to raise EUR 1.06 billion.
Infineon completes acquisition of Cypress
April 17, 2020
Infineon has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. The San Jose-based company has become part of Infineon effective as of the completion.
Infineon receives final green light for its acquisition of Cypress
April 07, 2020
Infineon says it has received all necessary regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor. Infineon expects to close the transaction within five business days.
Infineon and Cypress merger cleared in the US
March 10, 2020
On 9 March 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concluded its review of the planned acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor by Infineon Technologies.
Seven major chip acquisitions valued at USD 1bn or more
February 12, 2020
Semiconductor merger and acquisition activity strengthened in 2019 after pulling back in the two previous years from historic high levels of M&A agreements in 2015 and 2016.
EU Commission clears Infineon's acquisition of Cypress
October 22, 2019
The European Commission has, under the EU Merger Regulation, approved the acquisition of US-based Cypress Semiconductor by German semiconductor company Infineon Technologies.
Infineon raises €1.2 billion to re-finance the Cypress acquisition
September 30, 2019
Infineon Technologies AG announces that it has successfully launched and priced its inaugural EUR 1.2 billion dual-tranche hybrid bond.
GF appoints new SVP and GM to support new market engagement
September 25, 2019
GLOBALFOUNDRIES announces that it has appointed Michael Hogan as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s newly established automotive, industrial and multi-market (AIM) strategic business unit (SBU).
Infineon becomes world’s top automotive chip supplier
June 06, 2019
Infineon’s planned USD 10 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor will catapult it - past current market leader NXP - to become the world’s largest automotive chip supplier.
Infineon to acquire Cypress in a €9.0 billion deal
June 03, 2019
Germany's Infineon Technologies have signed a definitive agreement with Cypress Semiconductor under which Infineon will acquire Cypress for USD 23.85 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of EUR 9.0 billion.
SkyHigh Memory starts full operations
April 02, 2019
Cypress Semiconductor says it has closed its joint venture transaction with SK hynix system ic, Inc., which was originally announced back in late October 2018.
Cypress and SK Hynix receive 'Ok Go!' for JV
March 11, 2019
Full operations for Cypress Semiconductor and SK Hynix's newly-formed joint venture, Sky High Memory Limited, is expected to begin April 1, 2019, as the companies have received regulatory approvals.
Cypress enters into JV with SK hynix
November 05, 2018
Under an agreement for an initial five-year period, the joint venture will manufacture and sell Cypress’ existing single-level cell (SLC) NAND products and will continue to invest in next-generation NAND products.
Comtech awarded contract from space and communications customer
May 31, 2018
Comtech Telecommunications’ Command & Control Technologies group, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, was awarded new contracts in excess of USD 7.0 million by an international Space and Communications customer.
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