Pixelworks Signs Agreements To Sell Its Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology Unit In China To VeriSilicon Microelectronics For About $133M

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | October 15, 2025 08:07am

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW) ("Pixelworks" or the "Company"), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its shares in Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China and a subsidiary of Pixelworks ("Pixelworks Shanghai"), to a special purpose entity ("Buyer") led by VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The purchase price is calculated based on an equity value of 100% of Pixelworks Shanghai of RMB 950 million. Assuming all the shares of Pixelworks Shanghai are to be transferred, the total purchase price would be approximately RMB 950 million, or the equivalent of approximately $133 million USD.

Pixelworks has further agreed with the other shareholders of Pixelworks Shanghai for a release of certain repurchase rights held by such shareholders in exchange for a transfer of shares of Pixelworks Shanghai for nil or nominal consideration. As a result, net of these transfers, transaction costs and withholding taxes in China, Pixelworks expects to receive cash in the range of approximately $50 million to $60 million upon closing of the transaction.

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