Analog, mixed signal foundries X-ray Fab group announced on September 30, will acquire has entered bankruptcy proceedings before the French professional industry Altis Semiconductor wafer generation, this will let Altis Semiconductor from bankruptcy proceedings. The actual purchase price, X-ray Fab not further revealed.

According to media reports that EETimes thereof Altis Semiconductor formerly known as the United States, about 40 kilometers south of Paris IBM foundries, process contains 8 inches (200 mm) from the wafer production line to about 130 nm CMOS process. X-ray Fab, points out that by buying Altis Semiconductor will help increase the X - Fab 200 mm wafer manufacturing capacity of about 1 times, to meet customer requirements.

X-ray Fab, points out that the group with Altis Semiconductor on the market level and application have complementary benefits, and help to X-ray Fab group expanded territory in Europe, as well as improve X-ray Fab group of wafer foundry process technical ability. Future Altis Semiconductor's assets will be transfer to the new X - Fab France SAS co, as for whether to complete the deal, will depend on the French local law and closing conditions.

X-ray Fab said, based on the X-ray Fab process technologies and features of terminal market, X-ray Fab hope acquisition can continue to strengthen itself core competitiveness, and increase research and development and the development of expertise, and ensure that the fabs Corbeil in France - Essonnes long-term operation and development.

X-ray Fab group CEO Rudi De Winter said, believe that the acquisition will let X - and Altis Semiconductor Fab group which both sides benefit, also in full compliance with X-ray Fab group actively attempt to become the best choice analog foundries heart, and let the X-ray Fab group can quickly increase the overall production capacity, to meet customers growing demand.

De Winter, points out that based on the integration and acquisition of new plant record of success in the past, X - will do our best to assure future Altis Semiconductor Fab group will smoothly transfer to X-ray Fab group, as Altis Semiconductor provides a sustainable development in the future.

X-ray Fab group currently in Germany, stearns Erfurt, Germany (headquarters), the Lubbock, Texas sand's France and Malaysia Kuching (Kuching) were given a wafer production line, engaged in mixed signal IC, sensor and microelectromechanical system (MEMS) products such as production, after the merger Altis Semiconductor, X-ray Fab group global workforce will reach more than 3800 in the future.