# Diodes Incorporated receives antitrust approval for Lite-On Semiconductor acquisition

Diodes Incorporated received approval from China's State Administration for Market Regulation to proceed with its planned acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor. Closing is expected by the end of November 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-09-23
- Where: Plano, Texas, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductor products
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Diodes Incorporated](https://endata.com/companies/37091.md) (acquirer)
- [Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/41233.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investor.diodes.com](https://investor.diodes.com/news-releases/news-release-details/diodes-incorporated-receives-approval-chinas-antitrust-authority), 2020-09-23: "Diodes Incorporated today announced the Company has received approval from the China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) to proceed with its planned acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor"
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200923005624/en/Diodes-Incorporated-Receives-Approval-from-Chinas-Antitrust-Authority-for-Lite-On-Semiconductor-Acquisition), 2020-09-23: "Diodes Incorporated today announced the Company has received approval from the China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) to proceed with its planned acquisition of Lite-On Semiconductor."

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