EE Times美國(guó)報(bào)道，前些日子洽談合并事宜的混合信號(hào)芯片公司奧地利微電子（AMS）和Dialog半導(dǎo)體，今天宣布雙方由于意見未能達(dá)成一致，放棄了合并計(jì)劃。 這次合并如能成功，將可以創(chuàng)造一個(gè)年銷售額超過14億美元的歐洲公司，但奧地利微電子在7月22日的一篇新聞稿中稱，該公司已經(jīng)終止了與Dialog半導(dǎo)體的商談，并無(wú)意為收購(gòu)Dialog提供報(bào)價(jià)。與此同時(shí)，Dialog也表示：“盡管進(jìn)行了深入的討論，”但它與AMS就合作的條款一直談不攏，考慮到未來(lái)兩家公司可能處于一個(gè)不平等的位置，Dialog終止了與AMS的談判。 談判已經(jīng)持續(xù)了好幾個(gè)月，但直到六月底消息才被媒體披露，造成了兩家公司不小的股價(jià)波動(dòng)，并迫使他們承認(rèn)了這次潛在收購(gòu)行為。 Dialog半導(dǎo)體是一家無(wú)晶圓廠芯片設(shè)計(jì)公司，產(chǎn)品主要有混合信號(hào)、無(wú)線連接和電源管理芯片，在廣受好評(píng)的CEO Jalal Bagherli帶領(lǐng)下，這幾年業(yè)績(jī)?cè)鲩L(zhǎng)強(qiáng)勁。 AMS在位于奧地利格拉茨附近有一座200mm晶圓廠，那里主要生產(chǎn)電源、光學(xué)、磁性和射頻集成電路器件。 雖然這筆交易被稱為“公平對(duì)等”，但實(shí)際上Dialog的年銷售額大約是AMS的兩倍。在新聞稿中，Dialog表示，將繼續(xù)執(zhí)行其戰(zhàn)略，努力成為智能手機(jī)、平板電腦、固態(tài)照明、以及新興的可穿戴設(shè)備和智能家居領(lǐng)域的模擬和混合信號(hào)半導(dǎo)體領(lǐng)導(dǎo)供應(yīng)商。 “在這些談判結(jié)束后，我們還將一切照舊，為股東提供持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)的企業(yè)價(jià)值。我們將堅(jiān)持盈利增長(zhǎng)的道路——就像我們過去做的那樣，并建立一個(gè)真正具有活力的，全球性和多元化的混合信號(hào)半導(dǎo)體企業(yè)?！癇agherli在新聞稿中說。 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 編譯：Luffy Liu 參考英文原文：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.