Bidding War Starts for Chip Maker
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Two groups of investment firms were vying to acquire Freescale Semiconductor for more than $16 billion late Sunday night, people involved in the negotiations said.
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China's largest chip maker is seeking damages in U.S. court from rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.Â (TSMC) for alleged breach of contract, widening a legal battle with TSMC that erupted last month.
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Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday, appealing directly to investors after being spurned by Europe's biggest stock market.
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A legal battle is shaping up in California involving a Chinese startup that makes equipment used to produce semiconductors.
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Nasdaq started the takeover clock ticking for the London Stock Exchange today when it officially opened a $5.3 billion hostile offer.
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Chip tariff catches up with recent launches
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Tuesday&#39;s&#160;raid on Intel&#39;s Munich office&#160;by European Commission investigators marks the latest development in one of several antitrust cases that have dogged the world&#39;s largest chip maker for years. Here&#39;s a rundown of Intel&#39;s brushes with antitrust investigators and lawsuits around the world since 1990:
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. yesterday launched a $5.3 billion hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange in what analysts say is one of the most aggressive moves yet for market consolidation.
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With perhaps a month to go before launch, the next big computer chip remains a bit of a mystery, and so every shift in strategy by longtime rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices is being teased for hints of the battle to come.
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A fundamental change in the design of microprocessors is presenting software developers with a challenge &#151; and a huge financial opportunity.
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With their 64-bit chip war running at full tilt, rivals Intel and AMD (Quote, Chart) are bolstering efforts on their value-priced lineups.
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Two groups of private equity firms are   bidding to buy chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   for about $16 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on   Monday.
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Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion  pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange   on Tuesday, appealing directly to investors after being  spurned by Europe's biggest stock market.
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The announcement sets up a potential confrontation between I.B.M. and Intel over the design of new, faster microprocessors.
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Microsoft's  compliance with a  landmark European Union antitrust decision has opened  competition for servers, where one rival says it now has a  fighting chance to take on the software giant's dominance.
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Four years after its splashy launch, chip maker is still struggling.
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Two private equity consortiums are   bidding to buy chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   for about $16 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on   Monday.