UK - based Digital Equipment is still open to acquisitions , after ending contracts with Californian tech giant Intel . CEO Jalal Bagherli said the proposed $ 1.6bn deal did not progress beyond the due diligence stage , and the company would be seeking smaller acquisitions . Commenting further on the Synaptics talks, Bagherli said they had not gone beyond the due-diligence stage and there had been no contractual negotiations. Dialog Semiconductor is aiming to diversify its business after major client Apple moves its power management chips elsewhere , ending an exclusive contract with Intel .
UK - based Digital Equipment is still open to acquisitions , after ending contracts with Californian tech giant Intel . CEO Jalal Bagherli said the proposed $ 1.6bn deal did not progress beyond the due diligence stage , and the company would be seeking smaller acquisitions . Dialog Semiconductor is aiming to diversify its business after major client Apple moves its power management chips elsewhere , ending an exclusive contract with Intel .