Keywords: renesas, Intersil

Japanese semiconductor manufacturers Renesas Electronics (Renesas Electronics) intends to purchase the analog, mixed signal and power in the United States Intersil semiconductor suppliers...

Reportedly renesas has confirmed that at present is entering the final negotiations, the company and consider up to 300 billion yen ($3 billion) to make acquisitions. Renesas the move comes as the semiconductor and electronic industry as a series of whole and actions.

Renesas electronics, and many Japanese producers, in recent years has been struggling to struggle. This a GuZhang have to go back before the company was established in 2010, the company is in April 2010 by Renesas Technology (Renesas Technology) and merger of NEC Electronics, and while the Renesas is Hitachi (Hitachi) and Mitsubishi motors (Mitsubishi Electric) semiconductor division in 2003, a merger of the semiconductor company.

According to the IC Insights, renesas was ranked 16th in the world in 2015 chip suppliers. At the same time, according to the Strategy Analytics, the company has in 2014 the world's leading supplier of automotive semiconductor, but in 2015 fell to grace wisdom pu (NXP) and Infineon (Infineon), ranking the third.

Therefore, renesas is now committed to elevate the status of its in automotive semiconductor market. However, in view of renesas electronics intends to 300 billion yen ($3 billion) for the decision of the Intersil, industry observers think for acquisition of Intersil, this price is too high, after all, in the negotiation with renesas acquisition of the message is, before the disclosure of the company's market capitalization of about $2.12 billion.