Intel sells 51 percent of Altera
Tan's first big move
Intel Corporation's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's first big move was to sell 51 percent of Altera to SilverLake at an $8.75 billion valuation. The company still retains 49 percent. Intel acquired Altera in 2015 for approximately $16.7 billion.
Chipzilla offloads Altera stake for a cut-price $4.46B
Garage sale as Intel bleeds from old bets
Troubled Chipzilla is flogging 51 per cent of its Altera programmable chip arm to buyout outift Silver Lake for $4.46 billion, marking new Intel boss Lip-Bu Tan’s first big move since taking over in December.
AMD announces plans to acquire Xilinx
$35 billion biggest to date
News that AMD might acquire Xilinx was quite a surprise after the Nvidia–ARM consolidation, but not surprising. Using current stock and market value increase, AMD decided to make a strategic decision to play better in the data center, 5G, automotive, and fight against the Intel–Altera alliance.
Intel completes Altera sale
All your FPGA are belong to us
Chipzilla has formally announed that it has completed the acquisition of Altera, a provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology in a deal which cost it $16.7 billion.
Intel’s first Altera based chip out early 2016
What do you get when you cross a Xeon with Altera’s programmable chips?
Chipzilla has said that it will release the first fruits of its Altera buyout in early 2016.
Semiconductor makers brace for lay-offs
Fings ain't what they used to be
Semiconductor companies are planning a round of lay-offs in the Far East as sales start to dry up.
What the FPGA is Intel doing with Altera?
Chipzilla's gamble
Yesterday Intel has announced that they are buying Altera in an all-cash deal of $16.7 billion in what was its biggest takeover move in its history.
Intel will buy Altera today
We said that this would happen and no one believed us
They said it could not happen, it nearly didn't, but we have it on good authority that Intel is going to announce that it is buying Altera for $17 billion today.
Intel and Altera talking about shacking up again
Off and on is on
While celebrity chipmakers Intel and Altera have denied that they are getting together, paparazzi are reporting that they have been seen at all the romantic venues gazing into each other's eyes and having serious talks.
Shareholders spank Altera back to the negotiating table
Do stop mucking about
Several key Alteria shareholders have forced the company back to the negotiating table to discuss the merger with Intel.