(Pierre Metivier/Flickr) Thales acquires chip giant Gemalto in $5.6B all-cash deal The deal comes after Gemalto rejected an offer from rival French tech firm Atos. Dec 18, 2017 By Greg Otto
(Flickr user Frederico Ettlin) Atos makes $5 billion bid for Gemalto Gemalto is the world's largest manufacturer of SIM cards and credit card chips but has posted lower-than-expected profits throughout the year. Dec 12, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill