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Cirrus Logic’s Synaptics bid forced onsemi to rewrite a $5.7bn chip deal
Cirrus Logic’s previously undisclosed attempt to acquire Synaptics escalated into a semiconductor bidding contest that forced onsemi to abandon its original all-stock structure and offer $123 per share in cash. The battle exposes a larger strategic contest over edge artificial intelligence, connected devices and semiconductor diversification.
Skyworks (Nasdaq: SWKS) closes Qorvo merger as $500m synergy test begins
Skyworks has completed its combination with Qorvo, creating a larger radio-frequency and analog semiconductor business, but November guidance must begin proving whether at least US$500 million of planned annual cost synergies can outweigh integration and leverage risks.
AI’s next bottleneck may be finance as data centers, chips and power chase capital
Artificial intelligence spending is moving beyond technology-company balance sheets as GPUs, data centers, electricity contracts and infrastructure cash flows increasingly support specialised financing structures. The shift could turn AI infrastructure financing into a much broader credit-market cycle, but power delivery, asset values and leverage will determine whether the model proves durable.
Skyworks completes $22bn Qorvo combination as semiconductor consolidation creates broader RF and power platform
Skyworks completed its Qorvo combination with $500 million in targeted synergies. Find out what the semiconductor deal means for investors.
Corgi expands into AI data center insurance as infrastructure risks and GPU values climb
Corgi has launched an insurance program spanning data center construction, equipment, outages and cyber exposures as artificial intelligence investment drives higher asset values and increasingly complex infrastructure risks.
Supio wants AI to call insurers and chase medical records. Is legal automation entering a new phase?
Supio’s Case Communications connects calls, texts, emails and faxes directly to legal case context, extending its AI agents beyond document analysis into external case coordination and raising the stakes around oversight, security and professional accountability.
Why would Authentic Brands consider paying more than $20 a share for Mattel?
Mattel shares have jumped after reported takeover interest from Authentic Brands Group at more than $20 a share, but the bigger question is whether Barbie, Hot Wheels and Mattel’s wider intellectual-property portfolio could be worth more under a licensing-heavy model than the public market was assigning to the toy company.
Why Amazon may shift $8bn of NVIDIA chips to investors as AI costs surge
Amazon is reportedly discussing a structure that could place about $8 billion of NVIDIA Grace Blackwell chips into an investor-backed vehicle and lease the hardware back, testing whether outside capital can shoulder more of the extraordinary cost of the AI infrastructure boom.
Why Sazerac is considering a takeover of Germany’s Berentzen-Gruppe
Berentzen-Gruppe has confirmed negotiations with Sazerac over a possible takeover of all outstanding shares, sending the German beverage company’s stock sharply higher.
111, Inc. founders propose $4.52-per-ADS buyout as Chinese healthcare platform weighs going private
111, Inc.'s co-founders and Huadeng Tech BioArray Ventures have proposed acquiring the remaining Nasdaq-listed healthcare platform shares for $4.52 per ADS in cash.