ON Semiconductor has agreed to acquire fellow chip company Fairchild Semiconductor for about $2.4 billion in cash, the latest deal in the consolidating semiconductor space.

Fairchild Semiconductor, which has operations in South Portland, has agreed to be bought by a fellow chip maker, ON Semiconductor, for $2.4 billion in cash.

SAN JOSE — Fairchild Semiconductor, which pioneered the integrated circuit that gave birth to Silicon Valley, said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor.Fai… ...

Fairchild Semiconductor and Himax Technologies both completed steps this week that finalize, or nearly finish, their bids to buy Taiwanese chip makers.

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Last month, Fairchild revealed it had received an unsolicited $21.70 per-share proposal from the Chinese firms, after agreeing in November to be acquired by rival chipmaker ON Semiconductor for ...

Arizona rival buys Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 billion An analyst says the chip maker with 650 employees in Maine has an older plant, which the new owner, ON Semiconductor, could decide to close.

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