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TAIPEI, [01/21/2026] – LITE-ON Technology Corporation (“LITEON”, TWSE: 2301) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a public tender offer to acquire the outstanding common shares of U-MEDIA Communications Inc. (“U-MEDIA”, TPEX: 6470) at a cash price of NT$ 54 per share. The proposed acquisition targets a minimum of 7,538,820 shares (approximately 20% of the outstanding shares), and maximum of 37,694,100 shares (100% of the outstanding shares), and the tender offer period will run from 01/23/2026 to 03/12/2026. The completion of the tender offer is conditional upon the number of tendered shares reaching the minimum acquisition threshold.
LITEON powers the continued expansion of AI compute, electrification, and intelligent energy infrastructure with our core technologies and system integration capabilities. As data centers continue to scale, edge compute and AI-driven application adoption will accelerate, driving rapid growth in mobile network traffic. Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and AI-driven network represent critical enablers, providing high-speed, high-quality connectivity while efficiently managing traffic growth to ensure reliable, low-latency, end-to-end connectivity at scale.
U-MEDIA shares complementary FWA product, technology, and talent, LITEON will establish a more comprehensive 5G+ connectivity portfolio spanning routers, switches, AIO, and FWA. U-MEDIA also brings a strong R&D talent pool and access to the customers, which will accelerate LITEON’s expansion into the market with synergies. Looking ahead, U-MEDIA enables LITEON to be better positioned with long-term strategic optionality to capture post-5G opportunities, including FWA growth, AI-driven network optimization (e.g., AI-RAN), accelerating adoption of edge computing, etc.
“Through our alliance with U-MEDIA, we can better integrate the resources and product portfolio, and we will be better positioned to capture long-term market opportunities arising from AI-driven network optimization and the accelerating adoption of AI-enabled applications and edge computing,”said Tom Soong, Chairman of LITEON.
During the partnership discussions, Mark Yuan, Chairman of U-MEDIA , expects that this alliance with LITEON will enable both parties to integrate their resources and teams, thereby accelerating product innovation and next‑generation technological breakthroughs. Amid the rapidly evolving AI wave, this partnership will help build long-term and sustainable competitive advantages with a global vision and create more possibilities for the 5G+ future.
About LITEON:
LITEON Technology Corporation (2301.tw) was established in 1975. As a pioneer of LED in Taiwan, it is the first electronics company listed on TAIEX. Over the past 50 years, LITEON has secured a strong position in the global market with its leading opto-electronic and power management technology. LITEON powers AI compute, electrification, and intelligent energy infrastructure, delivering transformational growth in data center power, optoelectronics, auto electronics, AIoT, automotive electronics in recent years. Given the environmental and climate change worldwide, LITEON started to follow relevant global initiatives 20 years ago to develop next-generation products that meet sustainability requirements in collaboration with the suppliers, fulfilling its social responsibilities with concrete actions.
About U-MEDIA
Established in 2004, U-MEDIA is a leading provider of advanced 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and connectivity solutions focused on enterprise and industrial applications. The company delivers reliable, low-latency, and scalable wireless solutions designed for mission-critical use cases that require high network performance and service continuity. U-MEDIA’s capabilities span 5G FWA products, system-level design, and engineering development, serving customers primarily in North America, with established relationships across the telecom ecosystem. Through its technology and market presence, U-MEDIA supports the deployment of next-generation wireless infrastructure for enterprise, industrial, and intelligent infrastructure applications.
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