What was the Semiconductor Industry’s Worst M&A?

• The merger of AEI Semiconductors and Marconi-Elliott Semiconductors into GEC Semiconductors

• United Technologies' takeover of Mostek

• Schlumberger's takeover of Fairchild

• Daimler Benz's mergers of AEG Semiconductors, Telefunken Semiconductors, Eurosil, Siliconix, Matra-Harris Semiconducteurs, and Dialog Semiconductor to form Temic

• The mergers of GE Semiconductor, Harris, Intersil.and RCA Semiconductor

• Intel's $10 billion purchase of telecoms IC companies in 1999/2000/2001

•  Texas Pacific Group's takeover of Zilog

• New Answer AMD's takeover of ATI Technologies