fairchild semiconductor

Published
October 27, 2016

Qualcomm to buy NXP Semiconductors for $47 billion

The purchase, the largest in the chip industry's history, is Qualcomm's response to slowing growth in demand for smartphones.
Published
October 9, 2016

Industry’s evolution throws doubt on future of former Fairchild plant

Worldwide consolidation and outsourcing trends threaten semiconductor jobs in Maine.
Published
September 20, 2016

Gov. LePage expects Fairchild sale will lead to hundreds of job losses

He says they're among the 1,200 good-paying positions that he predicted in April will be gone from southern Maine when major employers leave the area.
Published
September 19, 2016

Hundreds of jobs at stake as rival buys Fairchild for $2.4 billion

The impact on the chip maker's 650 workers in South Portland is unclear, but new owner ON Semiconductor says it may merge some operations in 2018.
Published
September 2, 2016

Fairchild purchase extended again

ON Semiconductor said it expects final approval for the $2.4 billion deal to come from Chinese regulators by mid month.
Published
August 26, 2016

Fairchild’s pending sale to Phoenix-based company creates uncertainty for Maine

The $2.4 billion deal, announced last winter, gets federal approval but still needs Chinese approval to close.
Published
August 4, 2016

Portfolio: Progress for chipmaker, hiring at call centers, silence on predicted layoffs

Fairchild upgrades controllers as regulators review a merger plan, and LePage's 1,500 lost jobs haven't materialized.
Published
May 9, 2016

Company seeking to acquire Fairchild reports decline in revenue, profit

Special non-operational costs contributed to the first-quarter declines for Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor.
Published
May 3, 2016

Portfolio: Talking Asian trade, electronic park guides, chip industry jobs

The Trans-Pacific pact is an imperfect gem, a U.S. Chamber official tells a local law firm. And Chimani's apps are making a name for the Portland company.
Published
April 29, 2016

Fairchild deal with rival ON Semiconductor delayed

Regulators still have not approved the $2.4 billion sale of Fairchild, which operates a plant in South Portland, to the larger Arizona chip maker.