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Re:ON Semiconductor to Acquire Fairchild Semiconductor for $... by jimmyswimmy on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @08:47PM (#10592218)
It's an interesting combination. ON would become the predominant manufacturer of discretes. There's still competition at IR, Vishay and Infineon (and ST if you can get past their horrible datasheets). But it doesn't really add to their portfolio, just takes away a competitor.

I haven't done the math but it doesn't seem like a great deal or a good plan.

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Re:ON Semiconductor to Acquire Fairchild Semiconductor for $... by thrownaway2424 on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @09:58PM (#10592465)
Doesn't Vishay own IR (and everybody else)? What about the Japanese (Hitachi, Toshiba, Sanyo, Panasonic) are they in the game?
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Re:ON Semiconductor to Acquire Fairchild Semiconductor for $... by WallWextra on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @10:18PM (#10592523)
Infineon owns IR.
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Re:ON Semiconductor to Acquire Fairchild Semiconductor for $... by thrownaway2424 on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @10:21PM (#10592534)
My mistake. The SKUs I used to order from IRF are now sold by Vishay.
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