Company acquisitions in the Semiconductor industry always make headlines! Especially since related startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.
In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 9 acquisitions that took place in the Semiconductor industry.
Acquisition amount:
$10,000,000
Announcement:
12 June 2002
Intellectual property for integrated dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided by Atmos Corp. (IP).
Headquarter:
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Intellectual Property, Semiconductor, Wireless
Memory technologies are designed, developed, licensed, and marketed by MoSys, Inc. for the semiconductor industry.
Headquarter:
Santa Clara, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$64,000,000
Announcement:
23 July 2002
Connectivity semiconductor intellectual property is provided by inSilicon Corp. for usage by semiconductor and systems.
Headquarter:
San Jose, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Semiconductor
Software provider Synopsys offers electrical design automation (EDA), semiconductor intellectual property (IP), software quality, and security solutions.
Headquarter:
Mountain View, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$56,394,879
Announcement:
19 December 2005
A provider of semiconductor design services is NewLogic Technologies AG.
Headquarter:
Lustenau, Vorarlberg, Austria
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Semiconductor
The goal of Wipro, a provider of technology services and consulting, is to provide solutions that meet the demands of customers undergoing digital transformation.
Headquarter:
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$55,000,000
Announcement:
3 November 2010
A fabless semiconductor business called Sandbridge Technologies creates and sells cutting-edge, completely programmable, software-defined semiconductors.
Headquarter:
White Plains, New York, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Industrial, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
Qualcomm creates, produces, and sells equipment and services for digital wireless telecommunications.
Headquarter:
San Diego, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$5,537,000
Announcement:
31 March 2022
On the rooftops of agricultural structures, Cap Sud develops, builds, and manages solar power plants.
Headquarter:
Vaulx-milieu, Rhone-Alpes, France
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Renewable Energy, Semiconductor
Helexia offers energy-saving options for industrial and commercial structures.
Headquarter:
Marcq-en-baroeul, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$7,389,025
Announcement:
8 December 2022
A producer of high-performance mixed-signal connection solutions, Mixel offers a broad range of mixed-signal mobile IPs.
Headquarter:
San Jose, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Semiconductor
Pfaudler is a specialized brand of technological goods with glass interiors.
Headquarter:
Waghäusel, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$100,000,000
Announcement:
16 November 2021
Ancosys offers automated tools and industry knowledge to manage chemical-based manufacturing processes all over the world.
Headquarter:
Pliezhausen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Manufacturing, Semiconductor
One of the top providers of cutting-edge, high-throughput metrology systems is Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
Headquarter:
Rehovot, HaMerkaz, Israel
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$19,000,000
Announcement:
31 May 2022
A manufacturer and supplier of isolated gate drivers for the power electronics industry is Heyday Integrated Circuits.
Headquarter:
Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Semiconductor
Modern regulators and magnetic sensors for motion control and energy efficiency are produced by Allegro Microsystems.
Headquarter:
Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$100,000,000
Announcement:
11 June 2007
For the semiconductor sector, Sierra Design Automation offers IC implementation system solutions.
Headquarter:
Santa Clara, California, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Manufacturing, Product Design, Semiconductor, Service Industry
Software and hardware design solutions are offered by Mentor Graphics, a company that specializes in electronic design automation.
Headquarter:
Wilsonville, Oregon, United States
Where to find them:
Website
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