Various semiconductor recently for $2.4 billion to buy a fairchild semiconductor, stmicroelectronics, renesas electronics, infineon recently are also seeking to acquire suitable to the development strategy of the company.
1. Microsemi Gao Senmei (beauty) $2.5 billion acquisition of PMC - Sierra
In January 2015, the United States Gao Senmei purchase PMC - Sierra, the former to the acquisition to expand its business to telecommunications, data center and cloud computing. Acquisition, beauty Gao Senmei company's shareholders will have a combined 85% of the shares, and shareholders will have the remaining part of PMC.
2. The Lattice (dean) $600 million acquisition of Silicon Image Silicon (mirror)
In January 2015, Mr Dean Semiconductor (Lattice Semiconductor) officially crystal ç} (Silicon Image) is collected. Reddy, semiconductor, small size, low power consumption and low cost FPGA solution on the programmable link application were big winners; And Silicon Image is in the communication interface IP and standards with strong strength.
3. The long telegram technology chippac $780 million acquisition of the star
In January of 2015, China ranked the first, the world's sixth long telegram technology for $780 million will be at a stroke the global industry ranks fourth star chippac into a bag, long telegram of science and technology in the global semiconductor industry ranked in the top three, is a solid strategic mergers and acquisitions.
4. Focaltech Galveston (Thai) exchange m&a xu telecom enter the driver IC business
In January 2015, touch chip giant F -, tiger, by the board of directors to 1:4. 8 the share proportion of mergers and acquisitions of domestic driver IC factory xu obsidian, transaction amount is $1.396 billion. After completion of the merger will continue listing obsidian by xu, F -, ty will go on co conversion is completed.
5. Intel (Intel) acquisition of Lantiq company
In February 2015, Intel Lantiq company acquisitions, Intel to expand business in cable type residential gateway market, and to extend its product line to include DSL, fiber optic, LTE, retail and Internet of things intelligent router other gateway market.
6. Silicon Labs core technology acquisition Bluegiga
In February 2015, Silicon Labs core technology acquisition Bluegiga, the strategic acquisition significantly expanded the Silicon Labs for iot wireless network hardware and software solutions.
7. The ARM acquisition Offspark (Internet of things (IoT) security technology suppliers)
In February 2015, ARM Offspark. Offspark is based in the Netherlands, is committed to providing Internet communication security technology. Its PolarSSL technology has been widely used in include sensor module, communication module and intelligent mobile phone, etc. Based on the acquisition, PolarSSL will become mbed communications security and core technologies of software encryption strategy, and changed its name to "ARM" mbed TLS.
8. Microsemi thevitesse $389 million
In March 2015, thevitesse Microsemi acquisition, Microsemi statement pointed out that the deals were the focus of semiconductor components "communication", will let the merged company toward telecom, enterprise and industrial iot market development.
9. NXP (grace wisdom pu) $40 billion merger Freescale (Freescale)
In March 2015, grace wisdom pu merger Freescale, the deal is undoubtedly the most striking 2015 a, the merger will create the largest semiconductor industry, the income of more than $10 billion.
10. Anwar high $606 million acquisition of Emulex
Emulex company is one of the world's leading supplier of enterprise servers and storage, and the product with high anwar powerful complement each other. In March 2015, Mr Anwar high acquisition Emulex, speed up the latter the next generation of servers and storage rack new strategic deployment.
11. China's capital joint acquisition Omnivision Technologies
In April 2015, HuaCapital Management (China) Investment, CITICCapital Holdings (citic capital) and GoldStone Investment (stone) to $1.9 billion joint bid for CMOS image sensor manufacturer Omnivision Technologies (Howe technology). And from the point of acquisition, for China's semiconductor technology accumulation, has the promoting effect of upstream and downstream industry chain.
12. Anwar high $37 billion acquisition of broadcom
In May 2015, Mr Anwar high acquisition broadcom, the marriage between the two companies will create a market capitalization of $77 billion and $15 billion in annual sales of "diversified communication semiconductor suppliers", in the list of the top 10 global IC industry.
13. JAC Capital (built wide assets) $1.8 billion acquisition of NXP RF Power department
In May 2015, in order to guarantee the Freescale acquisition, conform to the requirements of the regulatory review, NXP agreed to its RF power chip business to transfer $1.8 billion price tag to Beijing built wide (JACCapital) asset management co., LTD. The deal will establish a new enterprise market focused on the RF power amplifier.
14. Microchip (Microchip) $744 million acquisition of merit Micrel semiconductor
In May 2015, the Microchip acquisition Micrel, entered a new embedded control segment of the market.
15. Intel (Intel) $16.7 billion acquisition of Altera (FPGA vendor)
Altera's as the world's leading producers of FPGA, FPGA chip technology is widely used in the Internet market, the future of "wisdom city" and factory automation system will be without the use of FPGA. Intel in May 2015, after acquisition of Altera will have the opportunity to change to become one of the suppliers of Internet backbone in the future, thus the company will also get more chance to sell their own Internet of chip products.
16. Purple light new China three subsidiaries (HP)
In May 2015, according to the agreement, tsinghua holdings subsidiary purple light purple light group co., LTD., with no less than $2.5 billion acquisition of a 51% stake in the company, "xinhua three" became the company's controlling shareholder. "Xinhua three" will include the original HP tee and subsidiary China HP servers, storage and technical service business in China, the total value of about 4.5 billion dollars (excluding cash and liabilities).
17. Uphill Investment (capital) Wu Yuefeng $730 million acquisition of ISSI
In July 2015, Wu Yuefeng capital with the bidding war won plath, shows that China's integrated circuit investment capital company is mature.
18. Atmel Dialog m&a
In September 2015, m&a Atmel Dialog to spend $4.6 billion m, the deals will make the Dialog in the new energy, mobile devices, power management, Internet of things fast growth, namely the car electronics field, the two companies merge to create some new market opportunity in the future.
19. Dell's 67 billion acquisition of EMC
Late October 12, 2015, dell announced that for the price of $33.15 a share, acquisition of data storage vendor EMC. From the point of transaction amount, $67 billion makes IT the world's science and technology market, the largest m&a deals, but for dell, the deal is expected to promote the further to the transformation of the IT service provider.
20. Purple light group tongfang stakes in the core
Late October 13, 2015, tongfang co announced the suspension, the major matters may involve holders of the company will be development of the core part of the stake sale to the company controlling shareholder of tsinghua holdings co., LTD., subordinate subsidiary purple light group co., LTD.
21. The general rich micro electric nearly $400 million acquisition of AMD subsidiary
On October 16, 2015, through the rich micro electric proposed $370.6 million takeover of the famous design of microprocessor and graphics processors AMD its two subsidiaries 85% equity, enhance packaging business.
22. Colin r&d KLA $10.6 billion - Tencor
On October 21, 2015, the Research and development of semiconductor equipment company, colin (Lam Research) announced and trade 3nd lei (KLA Tencor) agreement, colin will spend $10.6 billion in cash and stock, buy lei outstanding shares. The acquisition makes colin largest semiconductor equipment cafe.
23. Western digital $19 billion bid for SanDisk
On October 21, 2015, the western data announced for about $19 billion in cash and stock purchase SanDisk memory chip manufacturers. According to the agreement, western digital will be $86.50 per share in cash and stock acquisition of SanDisk part cash account for $85.10 a share. Data acquisition of flash memory in the west and for its old rival, Seagate is a deadly weapon.
24. The various $2.4 billion acquisition of fairchild semiconductor
ON November 18, 2015, Semiconductor manufacturing company (ON Semiconductor) announced that will be $2.4 billion in cash for Fairchild Semiconductor International company (Fairchild Semiconductor International (Fairchild). Under the terms of the deal, manufacturing will have to pay $20 for fairchild per share. The combined company will be a power semiconductor market leader has broad product portfolio, its product portfolio covers industrial, automotive and intelligent mobile terminal, multiple areas.
