Intel is paying $53 per share for Tower - which specialises in analogue chips - well above Monday's closing price of $33.13

Joint project with Sony will now cost $8.6bn and planned monthly production will increase from 45,000 to 55,000 12-inch wafers

The Taiwan iPhone maker is joining forces with Indian oil-to-metals group Vedanta to produce semiconductors in a $118 million deal

Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices’ purchase of Xilinx comes after Nvidia Corp abandoned plans to buy SoftBank-owned Arm Ltd

Some 1.15 trillion computer chips were sold, with 34% growth in auto-grade chips that can withstand heat and other challenges. Industry body expects 8.8% growth in 2022

Group plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 24, when it will seek initial approval to hive off its devices business

China's Dongfang Jingyuan Electron, which makes software for chip manufacturing procedures, has denied reports about alleged IP theft from Dutch lithography giant ASML Holding

Sales for 2021 were up 39% at a record $5.4 billion, propelled by a global shortage of chips and strong demand.

The carmaker faces scrutiny from regulators who have accused it of pushing safety limits and discrimination against African-Americans and women

The Japanese car giant's earnings have been boosted by a weaker yen, but the semiconductor shortage has hit its production figures

China remained at the top of the rankings with 69,540 filings, a mere 0.9% increase over 2020 following a 16% jump that year over 2019

Xpeng first entered Europe when it launched in Norway in 2020 and the company said it will open a store in Stockholm this week