After months of potential acquisition talks, Microchip Technology Inc Tuesday officially ended its pursuit of FPGA maker Atmel Corp. Microchip launched its bid for Atmel valued at $2.3 billion in ...

Microchip and ON Semiconductor have made a surprise tender for Atmel. Embedded.com Editor Bernard Colewrote in a recent Commentary on Embedded.comthat he's skeptical Microchip can successfully manage ...

(Reuters) - Microchip Technology Inc (MCHP.O) is the semiconductor manufacturer which made the $3.8 billion unsolicited offer for peer Atmel Corp (ATML.O) that was disclosed last week, a person ...

Microchip Technology Inc. said it agreed to buy Atmel Corp. in a transaction valued at $3.56 billion, ending a bidding war amid record semiconductor industry consolidation. Microchip is paying $8.15 a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microchip Technology Inc. on Tuesday said it is ending its bid to acquire Atmel Corp. and is withdrawing its slate of director-nominees for the company's upcoming board ...

Microchip Technology and On Semiconductor have made a $2.3 billion bid for semiconductor maker Atmel Corp., the companies announced Thursday. Atmel designs and manufactures microcontrollers, advanced ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Chipmakers Microchip Technology Inc and ON Semiconductor Corp have jointly made an unsolicited offer to buy rival Atmel Corp for $2.3 billion, seeking to battle ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Chipmaker ON Semiconductor Corp dropped its hostile offer to acquire Atmel Corp on Tuesday, leaving bidding partner Microchip Technology Inc to look for other ways to pursue a ...

Valley chip makers Microchip Technology and ON Semiconductor Corp. said Thursday they have proposed to buy Atmel Corp. for $5 per share in cash, or about $2.3 billion. The proposed purchase represents ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Microchip Technology Inc. says it has a deal to acquire rival chipmaker Atmel for roughly $3.56 billion in cash and stock. Atmel Corp., which is based in San Jose, California, said ...