Resurgence of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Semiconductor Industry

Renesas Electronics Acquires Austrian Semiconductor Company Panthronics

On March 22, Renesas Electronics announced that it will acquire Panthronics, an Austrian semiconductor design company. The aim is to improve competitiveness in the NFC-related market, which continues to grow rapidly with mobile payment terminals, the Internet of Things and wireless power delivery. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2023 for an undisclosed amount.

Infineon acquires Canadian GaN Systems

German chip manufacturer Infineon and Canadian GaN Systems (Gallium Nitride Systems) announced on March 2 local time that the two parties have signed a final agreement. Infineon will acquire GaN Systems for US$830 million in all cash. The acquisition funds come from Existing liquidity, transaction subject to regulatory approval.

ON Semiconductor Acquires GF's 300mm East Fishkill New York Facility and Manufacturing Facility

According to news from eenewseurope on February 11, ON Semiconductor has completed the acquisition of GlobalFoundries' 300mm East Fishkill New York factory and manufacturing plant. The transaction adds more than 1,000 world-class technicians and engineers to ON Semiconductor, and is part of the company's restructuring of its fabs around the world.

GlobalFoundries acquires memory technology from Renesas

On February 9, local time, the foundry GlobalFoundries announced that it has acquired #Renesas Electronics' patented and production-proven conductive bridge random access memory technology, a low-power memory solution designed to achieve A range of applications for the home, industrial IoT and smart mobile devices.