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| ISIN | US37891E1038  |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | October 2011 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), 51%[1] |
| Website | www |
GlobalWafers is a Taiwanese tech manufacturing company. They are the world's third largest silicon wafer supplier.
History[edit]
GlobalWafers was spun off from Sino-American Silicon Products in 2011.[2]
In 2018 Nikkei Asia reported on extensive talent poaching issues from China being faced by GlobalWafers.[3]
In 2020 GlobalWafers announced their attempted acquisition of German silicon wafer supplier Siltronic.[4]
The deal to acquire Siltronic failed in 2022 when the German Government failed to clear the deal by the required deadline.[5]
After their acquisition attempt to acquire Siltronic failed GlobalWafers announced that they would be putting the more than 3b USD earmarked for the acquisition towards capacity expansion.[6][7]
In 2022 they were the world's third largest silicon wafer supplier.[6]
Operations[edit]
South Korea[edit]
GlobalWafers operates in South Korea under subsidiary MEMC Korea Co. A second fab opened in 2019.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Wang, Lisa. "Sino-American reports record profits". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Ai, Chang; Huang, Frances. "Taiwan's GlobalWafers chair named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ TING-FANG, CHENG. "GlobalWafers sees talent poaching from China as 'big concern'". asia.nikkei.com. Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "GlobalWafers nearer to Siltronic deal: sources". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Shead, Sam. "Germany scuttles $5 billion chip deal with Taiwan firm amid tech sovereignty concerns". cnbc.com. CNBC. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b Peng-min, Tsai; Chien-chung, Chang; Kao, Evelyn. "GlobalWafers unveils expansion plans after bid for Siltronic fails". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ TING-FANG, CHENG; LI, LAULY. "GlobalWafers plans $3.6bn expansion after Siltronic bid fails". asia.nikkei.com. Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Wang, Lisa (23 November 2019). "GlobalWafers completes new fab in South Korea". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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