REFLECTIONS ON 20 YEARS OF GLOBAL FAB TRANSACTIONS By Stephen Rothrock, Founder, President & CEO, ATREG, Inc. Over the past 50 years, the semiconductor industry has faced its fair share of difficult challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic the world is currently experiencing has caused the worst downturn since the financial crisis of 2008, devastating global economies.
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GUEST COLUMN: COVID-19 DRIVES RISE FOR SEMICONDUCTORS From gloom to boom for some industry segments By Christian Dieseldorff, Senior Principal Analyst for Semiconductors, Industry Research & Statistics Group, SEMI The semiconductor industry should feel lucky not to be the restaurant or travel business. How is it possible that the COVID-19 pandemic turns from gloom to
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EXECUTIVE Q&A: SCOTT JONES, PRINCIPAL, KPMG & NEWLY APPOINTED ATREG ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ATREG is pleased to welcome Scott Jones from KPMG LLP to its Advisory Board. As a Partner in KPMG’s Strategy Group based at the company’s Santa Clara, CA office, Scott leads the firm’s Semiconductor Practice for Advisory and focuses on M&A and
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AVAILABLE FOR SALE: ON SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONAL 150MM FAB, OUDENAARDE, BELGIUM ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) has hired ATREG to find a buyer for its operational, automotive-qualified manufacturing facility located in Oudenaarde, Belgium, one hour’s drive from Brussels. The company is looking for strategic partners willing to enter into a mutually beneficial arrangement that will facilitate an orderly
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CREE / MARCY NANOCENTER UPDATE Since announcing the selection of the Marcy Nanocenter site near Utica, NY for the construction of its new 200mm SiC fab last September, Cree has hit the ground running with construction planning, industry partnerships, and local community involvement. The semiconductor powerhouse is due to occupy the uppermost tier of the greenfield
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