According to people with knowledge of the matter, Marco Chisari has been hired by the electronics company.
A representative for Bank of America did not respond. A representative for the company did not respond to the request for comment.
Chisari was named co-head of global Semiconductor investment banking at Bank of America in October. He was head of mergers and acquisitions at GlobalFoundries Inc., as well as working at Credit Suisse Group AG, JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Mubadala Development Co., according to his LinkedIn profile.
Semiconductors has been one of the hottest M&A areas in tech in recent years, as companies have looked to pair up amid ever-rising demand for chips, transistors and other electronic parts that rely on the materials. Bank of America advised on several large deals in the space.
The first quarter of this year saw preliminary earnings from the biggest company in South Korea.