Acquisition

According to people familiar with the matter, Intel is exploring the acquisition of GlobalFoundries Inc. This move will promote the semiconductor giant’s plan to produce more chips for other technology companies and was named the largest acquisition in history. This transaction may give GlobalFoundries a valuation of approximately US$30 billion. There is no guarantee that […]

According to Reuters, Intel has bid $2 billion to acquire SiFive, a 6-year-old RISC-V chip design company. When it raised funds for the last time-last year’s $61 million E series-SiFive was valued at $500 million. In 2019, its D round of financing was 65.4 million US dollars, and Intel’s C round of financing accounted for […]

Cadence Design System Co., Ltd. announced that it has completed the acquisition of NUMECA International. The addition of NUMECA’s technology and talents has provided support for the Cadence® Intelligent System Design™ strategy and expanded its system analysis product portfolio with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions. These products will provide first-class Cadence system analysis solutions for […]

According to reports, Samsung is considering acquiring NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics or Texas Instruments (TI) to strengthen its position in the automotive chip field. “Korea Times” stated that for the same reason, the company intends to buy Infineon Technologies. The group sees these companies as potential purchase targets because they are a leader in the […]