M&A Deal Summary

Siltron Acquires DuPont Electronics & Imaging - Compound Semiconductor Solutions

On September 10, 2019, Siltron acquired semiconductors company DuPont Electronics & Imaging - Compound Semiconductor Solutions from DuPont

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Siltron’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Siltron’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Siltron’s 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-09-10
Target DuPont Electronics & Imaging - Compound Semiconductor Solutions
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Siltron
Sellers(s) DuPont
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

DuPont Electronics & Imaging - Compound Semiconductor Solutions

Delaware, United States
DuPont Electronics & Imaging's Compound Semiconductor Solutions business has state-of-the-art technologies for SiC wafer production to serve the power electronics market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Siltron

Gumi, South Korea

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

Siltron is a manufacturer of silicon wafer mainly used for semiconductors. Siltron, a major supplier to both Samsung Electronics and Hynix, is the only silicon wafer manufacturer based in Korea, and is one of the five major global wafer manufacturers. Siltron is also expanding into silicon wafers for solar cell, which is expected to grow rapidly in the future. Siltron was founded in 1983 and is based in Gumi, South Korea.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Delaware M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DuPont

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Chemicals
Employees24,000
Revenue 12.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to DuPont's corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
Entrance to DuPont's corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

DuPont is a global chemicals provider and is involved across a range of disciplines, including agriculture and industrial biotechnology, chemistry, biology, materials science and manufacturing. DuPont operates globally and offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food, building and construction, electronics and communications, general industrial, and transportation. DuPont de Nemours was founded in 2015 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 21
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 14 of 18
State: Delaware M&A 8 of 10
Country: United States M&A 16 of 19
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
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