How difficult is it to acquire semiconductor companies in 2022? 66 billion US dollars trading also failed
Top10Japanese fund acquisition of Anson Mimi Wood Manufacturing Factory
Acquisition amount: $ 135 million
According to the "Nikkei Asian Review" on October 31, 2022, Japanese funds supported by Japan's Development Bank and Ito -loyalty merchants are acquiring American makers Anson A semiconductor factory owned by ONSEMI.
The factory located in Niigata will be equipped with the latest production facilities and began semiconductors used for electric vehicles (EV) in December. OnSemi official website shows that there are currently two wafer manufacturing plants in Niigata in Japan. It was obtained after acquiring Sanyo Semiconductor in 2011. It is mainly used for 5 -inch and 6 -inch wafer manufacturing.
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SK Hynix completes the acquisition of Qifang semiconductor
Acquisition amount: $ 470 million
On March 30, 2022, SK Hynix acquired Key Foundry to receive the consent of the Korean regulatory agency. However, it must include whether the transaction involves regulations such as anti -monopoly unfair competition in other countries such as China and other major countries, and the acquisition can be successfully completed after passing the review.
At the end of October 2021, SK Hynix announced that it would acquire Kaifang semiconductor with 575.8 billion won. SK Hynix hopes to make its 8 -inch wafer foundry capacity through this acquisition.
Qifang Semiconductor is a 8 -inch wafer founder. In September 2020, it was independent of Magnachip. The monthly production capacity was 82,000 pieces of 8 -inch wafers. Essence
As a world -renowned storage chip manufacturer, SK Hynix has increased the demand for servers and mobile applications. In 2017, SK Hynix split its wafer foundry business into an independent bus SK Hynix System IC.
In May 2022, according to foreign media reports, SK Hynix's acquisition of Kaifang Semiconductor transactions are nearing completion and are about to be completed.
Top8
National Giant announced the acquisition of Schneider Electric Sensor Business
Acquisition amount: $ 730 million
On November 2, 2022, Taiwan's electronic component and service provider, YAGEO, was acquiring the Telemecanique sensor business of Schneider Electric. The transaction was a full cash transaction with a value of 723 million euros ($ 729 million). Assuming the convention adjustment at the end of the transaction, it is estimated that the value of the equity is about 686 million euros (US $ 692 million), and will be fully paid through existing cash.
Schneider will award the license to the National Giant Company to use the name of the Telemecanique sensor name, and the National Giant will obtain a relevant patent.
Telemecanique Sensors design, develop and produce electromechanical and electronic sensors, including limited switches, close to sensors, safety switches, RFID systems, wireless devices, photoelectric sensors, wires and connectors, and pressure sensors. In 2021, it created about 280 million euros ($ 331 million) in revenue, of which about 70%came from North America and Europe.
This acquisition is also the second acquisition announced by Guoshi within one month. On October 11, Guoju and Germany Heli jointly announced that the two parties have reached the final agreement, and Guoju will acquire the High -end temperature sensor business department of Heli's high -end temperature sensor in cash. The US dollar) will complete the transaction in the first half of 2023.
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AMD plan to acquire chip startup Pensando
Acquisition amount: $ 1.9 billion
On April 5, 2022, AMD plans to acquire chips and software startup Pensando Systems for $ 1.9 billion.
The acquisition in this proposed proposal disclosed by AMD will expand its product portfolio. This semiconductor company is regaining its products to seize the opportunity to grow in chip demand. Pensando will add the strength of AMD in the network, security and other service data centers. With the increasingly digital tools of enterprises, these markets show explosive growth.
AMD said the chip and software produced and developed by PenSando, headquartered in Milpitas, California, used to accelerate the data flow of large server fields and reduce its operating costs.
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Maxlinear acquired Huirong
Acquisition amount: $ 3.8 billion
American company Maxlinear officially announced on May 5th that the final agreement was reached on the acquisition of Silicon Motion (Huirong) at $ 3.8 billion. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023. After the transaction is completed, Maxlinear shareholders will have about 86%of the company's shares after the merger, and Huirong Technology shareholders will have about 14%of the company's shares after the merger. After the merger, the market value of the new company will reach $ 8 billion and an annual income of about $ 2 billion.
It is reported that the expiry of the waiting period is one of the conditions for the transaction. The transaction must also meet the remaining conventional transactions, including the consent of Huirong Technology Securities holders and the approval of Chinese regulatory agencies.
Maxlinear, Inc. is a leading supply of radio frequency, analog, digital and hybrid signal integrated circuit, providing services for connection and access, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi -market applications.
Huirong Technology is the world's leading NAND flash memory controller supplier of solid -state storage equipment. It is also a SSD controller supplier. The headquarters is located in Taiwan, China.
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Intel acquisition of high tower semiconductor
Acquisition amount: $ 5.4 billion
On the evening of February 15, 2022, Intel and Simal Semiconductor Solutions Farmers Tower Semiconductor announced an agreement that Intel will acquire TOWER for $ 53 per share with a total value of about $ 5.4 billion.
Intel said that Tower Semiconductor mainly serves markets such as mobile, automobiles, and power supply, providing cross -regional business foundry business. Its facilities are located in the United States and Asia. The production capacity of more than 2 million primary wafers (WAFER Starts) covers the United States, Texas, Israel, Italy, and Japan. "With the addition of TOWER semiconductor, Intel will be in a favorable position and can provide more value for foundry customers with nearly $ 100 billion market size."
On April 25, TOWER semiconductor announced that its shareholders' meeting had approved Intel's acquisition of the TOWER motion. Based on this, Tower would become a wholly -owned subsidiary of Intel.
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Zhilu Jianguang completed the acquisition of Ziguang Group
Acquisition amount: 60 billion yuan (about 8.69 billion US dollars)
On July 11, 2022, Ziguang Group and subordinate companies issued an announcement saying that in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and the "Reorganization Plan", the company's equity and new directors, supervisors, and general managers have been completed. The two original shareholders Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd. and Beijing Jiankun Investment Group Co., Ltd. all withdrawn. The holding platform of the holding platform of the strategic investor "Zhilu Jianguang Union" Beijing Zhiguangxin Holdings Co., Ltd. undertake 100%equity of Ziguang Group. As early as April 2022, it was reported that Ziguang Group's reorganized strategic investor Zhilu Jianguang combined and invested 60 billion yuan to invest in reorganization to settle the original huge debt of Ziguang Group.
This time, the completion of the equity of Ziguang Group marks the full entry of the work of the judicial reorganization implementation stage, and the company will enter a new stage of development.
Top3
AMD officially completes the mergers and acquisitions
Acquisition amount: about 50 billion US dollars
On February 14, AMD announced the completion of the acquisition of Xilinx by All-Stock Transaction. After the acquisition is completed, Sailing Si shareholders will exchange for 1.7234 AMD ordinary shares per share, and Sallei ordinary shares will no longer be traded in the Nasdaq's stock market.
This acquisition announced on October 27, 2020 that AMD will acquire Seling Si for a total of $ 35 billion in full -stock transactions. According to the stock transaction value of both parties in the acquisition, the acquisition amount is expected to reach $ 50 billion. AMD will also become chip manufacturers that can provide CPU, GPU and FPGA products in the global market.
Su Zifeng, president and CEO of AMD, told the above acquisition that "Sailing Si's leading FPGA, adaptive SOC, artificial intelligence engine and software expertise will empower AMD, bringing super high performance and adaptive calculations The solution combination and help us occupy a larger share of about $ 135 billion in cloud computing, marginal computing and smart device market opportunities. "
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Broadcom's acquisition of VMware (EU antitrust survey)
Acquisition amount: $ 61 billion
On May 26, 2022, VMware announced on its official website that Broadcom will acquire VMware's circulation shares in cash plus stocks. According to the closing price of Broadcom's ordinary stock on May 25, 2022, VMware is worth about $ 61 billion. In addition, Broadcom will bear $ 8 billion of VMware net debt.
It is reported that VMware is a leading cloud service provider for all applications. It has created virtualization technology. This innovation actively changed the calculation based on the X86 server. VMware subsequently created a software -defined data center, and played a leading role in virtualized networks and storage, and then developed into a leader in hybrid cloud and digital work space.
In the press release, Broadcom stated that once the acquisition is completed, the company will integrate Broadcom's existing infrastructure and security software solutions with VMware, and operate its Broadcom Software Group with VMware's brand. It is expected that it will begin in November to begin in November. Complete all related work within 2023 fiscal year.
But the scale of this transaction is huge, whether it can be successfully completed and doubtful. Since Bolong's announcement of the VMware's acquisition plan, it has repeatedly been reviewed and regulated by regulatory authorities in many countries and regions. Earlier, the British Competition and Market Administration (CMA) stated that it was investigating the transaction to determine whether the transaction would hinder market competition. In addition, the US Federal Trade Council (FTC) investigation of the transaction has advanced to the second stage and is analyzing and collected evidence to conduct a broader investigation.
According to the latest foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter revealed on December 9 that the transaction will be investigated by the EU. It is reported that Broadcom and EU committee officials held a so -called "State of Play Meeting" earlier last week. EU officials proposed their concerns, saying that if the company failed to persuade the regulatory agency to believe the significance of this acquisition, once the preliminary review was over, it would start a four -month comprehensive investigation.
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Nvidia's acquisition of ARM transactions declared failed
Acquisition amount: $ 66 billion
On February 8, 2022, according to the British "Financial Times" report, SoftBank's transaction that SoftBank sold ARM sold to Nvidia failed.
The report pointed out that this transaction is the largest transaction in the chip industry in history. If the transaction is successful, Nvidia will control a company that master the core of most mobile devices in the world. Large -scale technology companies, including Qualcomm and Microsoft's dependent ARM chip design, are opposed to the acquisition.
A person familiar with the matter said that SoftBank will get compensation for up to $ 1.25 billion and seek to promote ARM listing by the end of 2022. The latest situation shows that there is no breakthrough in ARM on the market.
As early as in late January, it was reported that Nvidia was preparing to give up ARM, a chip design enterprise acquired from SoftBank Group. Peng Pao News Agency reported at the time that ARM's sale was strictly reviewed because its chip design was used to all areas from mobile phones to cars to factory equipment, making neutrality the basis for its business model. The world's largest technology companies rely on ARM's technology, and they are worried that technology companies may lose unlimited access rights under Nvida leadership.