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Semiconductors

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The Semiconductor Showdown: US-China trade war escalates with export restrictions

24.07.23|CTech

China's move to limit metal exports for chip industry sends shockwaves through global tech supply chain, prompting concerns over chip shortages and economic impacts

After decades of uncertainty, Tower is reaping the benefits of the chaos in the chip market

15.02.22|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli chip company is being sold to Intel for $5.4 billion; The deal comes after years of uncertainty over Tower's viability, but today the company is able to meet Intel's need to split its production capabilities and reduce activity in the East

Intel acquiring Israel's Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion

15.02.22|Reuters and CTech

Tower specializes in analog chips used in the automotive, mobile, medical and aerospace industries. It had a market capitalization of $3.6 billion as of Monday's close

Chip startup NextSilicon announces its arrival with over $200 million in funding and an estimated $1.5 billion valuation

14.06.21|Meir Orbach

The Israeli company, founded just three years ago, has developed an innovative solution to increase the processing power of supercomputers

Chipmaker Valens Lays Off 30 People

26.11.19|Meir Orbach

The layoffs are part of a reorganization process meant to bring the company to profitability within the next two years, says CEO

Chipmakers Vishay Siliconix, TowerJazz Expand Long-Term Partnership

29.04.19|CTech

As part of the partnership, TowerJazz will produce existing and new power semiconductor products for the automotive markets in two of its factories

Extension of Panasonic Deal Boosts Tower Semiconductor on Nasdaq

27.03.19|Lilach Baumer

The Israel-based company saw its stock depreciate by over 50% since the beginning of 2018, and its net profit cut by around 55% between 2017 and 2018 despite a boost in revenues

ועידת התחזיות 2018 אשר לוי מנכ"ל אורבוטק

Chinese Regulator Approves KLA-Tencor's Orbotech Deal

18.02.19|Amarelle Wenkert

The Nasdaq-listed semiconductor company agreed in March to buy Orbotech according to a company valuation of $3.4 billion

Tower Semiconductor Quarterly Financials Fall Short of Estimates

07.05.18|Dror Reich

The Israel-based company saw its revenue and net income drop from the same period last year

Semiconductor Company Himax Acquires Sensor Developer Emza

08.04.18|Hagar Ravet

Himax acquired a 45.1% stake in Israel-based Emza in April

In Scathing Letter, Activist Investor Criticizes Mellanox for High Expenses

08.01.18|Dror Reich

In November, Starboard became the biggest Mellanox shareholder. In a Monday letter, it called the chip designer an “underperforming company”

In Time for Coffee Lake Launch, Intel CEO Visits Israel

22.08.17|Hagar Ravet and Omer Kabir

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich landed in Israel on Sunday, on time for the global Monday launch of Intel's new generation of core processors