Motorola said it would spin off its semiconductor unit into a separate, publicly traded company.

Philips swung to a bigger-than-expected third-quarter profit today and reported improving sales at its semiconductor unit.

Tanaka said boosting sales and profit in Toshiba's semiconductor unit was a greater priority than becoming No.

Its semiconductor unit currently focuses on designing power-management chips and sensors for smartphones, cars and security cameras.

Van Houten, 50, made a name for himself by whipping the former Philips semiconductor unit NXP into shape.

He earned a reputation as a restructuring executive after knocking the former Philips semiconductor unit NXP into shape.

Third Point began building a stake in Sony last year and called for a spinoff of its semiconductor unit.

Broadcom traces its roots to the semiconductor unit of Hewlett-Packard that was spun off as part of Agilent Technologies in 1999.

Toshiba said on Wednesday that it was stepping up talks to sell its semiconductor unit to a group led by Bain Capital.

Recently he was advising Sony Corp 6758.T as it faces pressure from U.S. hedge fund Third Point to spin off its semiconductor unit.

The company revised its earnings forecasts, saying it would not be able to meet its targets if its results included Infineon, the semiconductor unit.

Philips' key semiconductor unit, Europe's third-biggest, turned in a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss of €140 million on sales of €1.01 billion.

Osram's opto semiconductors unit employs around 1,500 staff in Kulim, and around 11,000 in total in Asia, according to a spokesman for the Munich-based group.