SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc

In recent months the Technology Sector has become a hotbed of Merger and Acquisition activity. As companies get larger and experience diminishing returns in their core business, they are showing their willingness to utilize their large resource pools to acquire smaller companies in a race to diversify themselves. Given the limited opportunities for meaningful acquisitions, the companies in stronger financial positions, and the willingness to act, stand to gain the most from such activities. The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits Industry and provides research reports on Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) and Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS). Access to the full company reports can be found at:

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Industry heavyweight Broadcom has been busy this year broadening its technology portfolio. Last month we learned that the company will acquire privately-held Gigle Networks Inc. for $75 million. Broadcom says the acquisition will enable it to design more highly integrated SoCs, which allow whole-home network coverage in a wide variety of global deployment scenarios.

Rumors that Amkor Technology will acquire Taiwan's Greatek Electronics appear to be false, however. Last month Greatek said local media reports indicating that it will be acquired by Amkor Technology for $1.08 a share were simply not true.

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Last month Amkor said third-quarter earnings fell 4 percent to $78 million as a result of foreign currency losses and high demand for less profitable gaming products. The company lost $8 million because of the appreciation of the Korean won and the resulting revaluation of Amkor's Korean employee benefits.

Amkor's industry peer Skyworks Solutions earned $46.8 million, or 25 cents per share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, down from $58.3 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier.

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