奥地利微电子并购Dialog半导体谈判破裂

EE Times美国报道，前些日子洽谈合并事宜的混合信号芯片公司奥地利微电子（AMS）和Dialog半导体，今天宣布双方由于意见未能达成一致，放弃了合并计划。 这次合并如能成功，将可以创造一个年销售额超过14亿美元的欧洲公司，但奥地利微电子在7月22日的一篇新闻稿中称，该公司已经终止了与Dialog半导体的商谈，并无意为收购Dialog提供报价。与此同时，Dialog也表示：“尽管进行了深入的讨论，”但它与AMS就合作的条款一直谈不拢，考虑到未来两家公司可能处于一个不平等的位置，Dialog终止了与AMS的谈判。 谈判已经持续了好几个月，但直到六月底消息才被媒体披露，造成了两家公司不小的股价波动，并迫使他们承认了这次潜在收购行为。 Dialog半导体是一家无晶圆厂芯片设计公司，产品主要有混合信号、无线连接和电源管理芯片，在广受好评的CEO Jalal Bagherli带领下，这几年业绩增长强劲。 AMS在位于奥地利格拉茨附近有一座200mm晶圆厂，那里主要生产电源、光学、磁性和射频集成电路器件。 虽然这笔交易被称为“公平对等”，但实际上Dialog的年销售额大约是AMS的两倍。在新闻稿中，Dialog表示，将继续执行其战略，努力成为智能手机、平板电脑、固态照明、以及新兴的可穿戴设备和智能家居领域的模拟和混合信号半导体领导供应商。 “在这些谈判结束后，我们还将一切照旧，为股东提供持续增长的企业价值。我们将坚持盈利增长的道路——就像我们过去做的那样，并建立一个真正具有活力的，全球性和多元化的混合信号半导体企业。“Bagherli在新闻稿中说。 本文授权编译自EE Times，版权所有，谢绝转载 编译：Luffy Liu 参考英文原文：AMS, Dialog Merger Talks Fail，by Peter Clarke

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{pagination} AMS, Dialog Merger Talks Fail Peter Clarke Talks over a possible merger of the mixed-signal chip companies AMS and Dialog Semiconductor plc have failed to reach agreement and been abandoned. The merger could have created a European company with more than $1.4 billion in annual sales but AMS said in a press release posted Tuesday, July 22, that it has terminated discussions with Dialog Semiconductor and does not intend to make an offer for Dialog Semiconductor. Similarly, Dialog said that, "despite extensive discussions," it has been unable to agree suitable terms and has terminated discussions with AMS AG regarding a possible merger of equals of the two companies. The talks had been going on for several months, but news leaked out toward the end of June, causing share price movements and forcing the companies to acknowledge the discussions. Dialog, a fabless chip company with products in mixed-signal, wireless connectivity, and power management, has been on a strong growth curve for several years led by respected CEO Jalal Bagherli. AMS runs a 200mm wafer fab near Graz, Austria, where it manufactures power, optical, and magnetic and RF circuits. Although the deal was being referred to as a merger of equals, Dialog has about twice the annual sales of AMS. In the release, Dialog said it will continue to execute on its strategy to become a leading provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for such markets as smartphones, tablet computers, solid-state lighting, and the emerging wearable and smart home segments. "With the end of these discussions, it is business as usual, namely delivering increasing value for our shareholders. We will continue on our profitable growth path -- as demonstrated by our track record -- and build a truly vibrant, global and diversified mixed-signal semiconductor business," Bagherli said in the release.