TAIPEI -- Taiwan's GlobalWafers, the world's third-largest maker of semiconductor wafers, said on Monday that it is in final talks to acquire German peer Siltronic AG, in a bid to expand its market share and challenge leading Japanese players.
GlobalWafers plans to launch a voluntary tender offer of 125 euros per share to Siltronic's shareholders and the two companies aim to sign a "business combination agreement" in the second week of December, company spokesperson William Chen said at a press conference early Monday.
