DALLAS and AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN), a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips, and Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Texas Instruments will acquire Silicon Labs for $231.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $7.5 billion.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TOKYO, Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SiTime Corporation (Nasdaq: SITM) (“SiTime” or the “Company”), the Precision Timing company, and Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) (“Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductors, today announced that SiTime and Renesas’ consolidated subsidiary, Renesas Electronics America Inc., have signed a definitive agreement whereby SiTime will acquire certain assets related to Renesas’ timing business. The acquisition accelerates SiTime’s path to $1 billion of revenue as the premier pure-play Precision Timing company with an industry leading portfolio to fully meet customers’ needs for high-performance timing products. Additionally, the companies have signed a partnership MOU to explore SiTime’s MEMS resonator integration into Renesas’ embedded computing products.

Munich, Germany – 3 February 2026 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is expanding its sensor business with the acquisition of the non-optical analog/mixed-signal sensor portfolio from ams OSRAM Group (SIX: AMS). The two companies have entered into an agreement for a purchase price of €570 million on a debt-free and cash-free basis. With the planned investment, Infineon will strengthen its position as a leader in sensors for automotive and industrial markets through a complementary portfolio and expand its product range in medical applications. The acquired business is expected to generate around €230 million in revenue in calendar year 2026 and will support Infineon's profitable growth. The transaction will be accretive to earnings-per-share immediately upon closing, with future synergies enabling substantial additional value creation. As part of the transaction, around 230 employees with expertise in research and development (R&D) and business management will join Infineon. The agreement includes a multi-year supply agreement with ams OSRAM.

Geneva, February 2, 2026 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today completed the acquisition of NXP Semiconductors’ (NASDAQ: NXPI) MEMS sensors business. Announced in July 2025 and now fully approved by regulators, this transaction, focused on automotive safety and non-safety products and sensors for industrial applications, expands ST’s global sensors capabilities.

Hsinchu, Taiwan, January 28, 2026 – Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) announced today that it has signed a technology licensing agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for high-voltage (650V) and low-voltage (80V) Gallium Nitride (GaN) technologies. This agreement will help VIS accelerate the development and expansion of next‑generation GaN power technologies for applications such as data centers, automotive electronics, industrial control, and energy management, which are key areas that demand high‑efficiency power conversion.

SINGAPORE, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) broke ground today on an advanced wafer fabrication facility located within the company's existing NAND manufacturing complex in Singapore. This new facility represents a planned investment of approximately US $24 billion (SG $31 billion) over 10 years and is designed to ultimately provide 700,000 square feet of cleanroom space. Wafer output is scheduled to begin in the second half of calendar 2028, helping Micron address growing market demand for NAND technology driven by the rapid expansion of AI and data-centric applications.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. & BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum company, and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the largest exclusively U.S.-based, pure-play semiconductor foundry, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which IonQ will acquire SkyWater for $35.00 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction, subject to a collar, implying a total equity value of approximately $1.8 billion.

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced it has signed an exclusive Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s (PSMC) P5 fabrication site in Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan, for total cash consideration of US$1.8 billion. The acquisition includes an existing 300mm fab cleanroom of 300,000 square feet and will further position Micron to address growing global demand for memory solutions. The LOI also aims to establish a long-term relationship between Micron and PSMC for Micron’s post-wafer assembly processing and to support PSMC in its legacy DRAM portfolio.

GlobalWafers Corp (環球晶圓), the world’s third-largest silicon wafer supplier, is preparing for new capacity expansion in the US as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications remains robust and customer requests for local supply increase.

The company sees rising demand for silicon wafers this year, as the AI boom boosts industry interest in advanced chips and chip packaging technologies, GlobalWafers said yesterday.

Viettel Group has broken ground on what will be Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant, marking a major step in the country’s effort to build end-to-end semiconductor capability.

The project, implemented by Viettel under a mandate from the Ministry of National Defense and aligned with a government resolution, represents Vietnam’s first move into domestic chip manufacturing—widely regarded as the most complex and capital-intensive stage of the semiconductor value chain.