Global A&T Electronics Ltd., the Singapore-based chip assembler plagued for a decade by the debt it took on under a TPG Capital and Affinity Equity Partners buyout, filed for bankruptcy with a plan to turn itself around by the end of this week.

Global A&T Electronics Ltd., the Singapore-based chip assembler plagued for a decade by the debt it took on under a TPG Capital and Affinity Equity Partners buyout, filed for bankruptcy with a plan to turn itself around by the end of this week.