Taiwan's GlobalWafers in talks to buy German peer for $4.5bn

Acquisition aimed at taking on Japanese giants in key chipmaking sector

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GlobalWafers' acquisition of Siltronic of Germany would put the Taiwanese chip wafer maker in the No. 2 spot globally.  (Photos by Takaki Kashiwabara)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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