Taiwan's GlobalWafers wins China approval to buy German peer

Chip wafer maker aims to challenge leading Japan rivals with acquisition

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GlobalWafers of Taiwan has received the greenlight from Chinese regulators to acquire of wafer material peer Siltronic of Germany. (Photos by Takaki Kashiwabara)

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers, and JENS KASTNER, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's GlobalWafers, the world's third-largest maker of semiconductor wafers, said on Friday that it had received China's approval to acquire German peer Siltronic, a major step in the company's bid to expand its market share and challenge leading Japanese players.

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