Abstract
NEC Electronics, the chip unit of NEC cooperation, and Renesas, a joint
venture between Hitachi and Mitsubishi, have been significantly affected by
the global economic downturn and the intense competition in the semiconductor
market. The two companies' revenue performances have been below expectations.
Rumors started to surface that NEC Electronics and Renesas were considering a
merger. Finally, the two companies announced their merger plan on April 27,
2009, whereby they will consolidate their operations by May 2010. The merger
would make the combined company the world' s third-largest chipmaker. This
report analyses the merger between NEC Electronics and Renesas, and its
repercussions.
Table of Contents
- 1. NEC Electronics and Renesas to Merge
- 2. Key Factors for the NEC Electronics-Renesas Merger
- 2.1 Management and Product Integration Issues
- 2.2 Economies of Scale from Merger to be Limited in Short-term
- 2.3 Automobile Electronics MCU Product Lines to Face Product Overlap and
Integration Issues
- MIC Perspective
- Appendix
List of Topics
Details of the NEC Electronics-Renesas merger
Key factors behind the merger between NEC Electronics and Renesas
Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report
include: AMD, Chartered, Continental, Denso, Freescale, Hitachi, Infineon,
Intel, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Renesas, Robert Bosch, Samsung,
STMicroelectronics, Toshiba, TSMC
