Intel to Acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 Billion
Bom, a Intel parece estar a levar o IDM2.0 a sério.
A Tower é pequena relativamente à Intel, mas tem aquilo que falta à Intel, não tendo leading Edge, tem a chamada "specialty foundry" e parceiros e clientes estabelecidos.
Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) and Tower Semiconductor (Nasdaq: TSEM), a leading foundry for analog semiconductor solutions, today announced a definitive agreement under which Intel will acquire Tower for $53 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $5.4 billion. The acquisition significantly advances Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy as the company further expands its manufacturing capacity, global footprint and technology portfolio to address unprecedented industry demand.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/feb-2022-corporate-news.htmlTower’s expertise in specialty technologies, such as radio frequency (RF), power, silicon-germanium (SiGe) and industrial sensors, extensive IP and electronic design automation (EDA) partnerships, and established foundry footprint will provide broad coverage to both Intel and Tower’s customers globally. Tower serves high-growth markets such as mobile, automotive and power. Tower operates a geographically complementary foundry presence with facilities in the U.S. and Asia serving fabless companies as well as IDMs and offers more than 2 million wafer starts per year of capacity – including growth opportunities in Texas, Israel, Italy and Japan.
Bom, a Intel parece estar a levar o IDM2.0 a sério.
A Tower é pequena relativamente à Intel, mas tem aquilo que falta à Intel, não tendo leading Edge, tem a chamada "specialty foundry" e parceiros e clientes estabelecidos.