M&A Deal Summary

Epistar Acquires TSMC Solid State Lighting

On January 9, 2015, Epistar acquired semiconductors company TSMC Solid State Lighting from TSMC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Epistar’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Epistar’s 1st transaction in Taiwan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-01-09
Target TSMC Solid State Lighting
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Epistar
Sellers(s) TSMC
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

TSMC Solid State Lighting

Hsinchu City,, Taiwan
TSMC SSL has extended TSMC’s early research in LED epitaxy and packaging process, and combines TSMC’s expertise in semiconductor manufacturing and rigorous quality control with its own integrated capabilities spanning epitaxial wafers, emitter packaging and extensive value-added modules.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Epistar

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Electrical Equipment
Revenue 909M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Epistar is a global supplier of LED and next-generation semiconductor technologies. Epistar had worked with some of the most well-known brands around the world, popularizing LED applications on cell phone screens, laptops, television, and much more. Epistar is bringing the bene?cial solid-state lighting into everyday life. Epistar was founded in 1996 and is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Taiwan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TSMC

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Semiconductors
Revenue 2.89T TWD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

TSMC is a manufacturing more than 11,000 products for various applications covering a variety of computer, communications and consumer electronics market segments. TSMC was founded in 1987 and is based in HsinChu, Taiwan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Taiwan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Camas, Washington, United States

WaferTech is a US-based semiconductor integrated circuit foundry.

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