In 2016 companies in the field of semiconductor ambition seems to be rekindled, in addition to softbank's $32 billion takeover of ARM, creating the highest semiconductor m&a, to the United States recently analog Interil chip companies compete for the dust settles, also beat mation semiconductor, renesas electronics factory, will Interil. Can be seen from the acquisition of two characteristics: one is the automotive electronics is now being consistent attention by the semiconductor industry; 2 it is analog IC factory of mergers and acquisitions seems to be the focus of the semiconductor mergers and acquisitions in 2016.
Reclaim the automobile semiconductor leading big?
13, according to foreign media reports, renesas electronics announced that agreed to pay $3.2 billion for the Intersil, price $22.5 a share, for the Intersil represents a 13.87% premium over the previous day's closing price. To match the company will focus to strategy focus car chip. The bid has been passed by the board of directors of the Intersil, expected after the latter shareholders and regulators permission, will be completed in June 2017.
Computers and smartphones have always is the main driver chip industry development, however, as the two big industry slowdown, IC industry began to actively the next major application market. In recent years the development of the smart car, the IC manufacturers see the potential of application in the field of auto chip product.
Renesas electronics in 2014 was first on the list of global automotive semiconductor supplier controls nearly 40% of the global automotive microcontroller chips market, but in 2015, freescale and infineon acquisition merger and acquisition of grace wisdom pu IR, fell to third car semiconductor market. , according to data from Gartner, by the end of 2015, renesas electronics automotive electronic chip sales of $2.6 billion, the global share of 9.1%, after new NXP and infineon.
To this, the expert analysis, as the car power, world market share of Japanese cars in up to 40%. Renesas electronics in automotive MCU market, accounting for 39% of the rate received limit, the growth space is limited. Share Interil in car technology in the field of power management, become the renesas electronics determined to denounce is gigantic endowment m&a Interil important reasons.
Renesas electronics is now Japan is one of the main manufacturers in the field of semiconductor, 2015 ranked 16th in the world. In April 2010 by the merger of renesas and NEC electronics, and renesas is Hitachi and mitsubishi electric semiconductor division in 2003, a merger of the semiconductor company.
Intersil, founded in 1967, its predecessor is HarrisCorporation, headquarters is located in silicon valley, California, USA, is a veteran of the leading companies design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. Intersil in the wireless market, has a very advanced technology such as power semiconductor market. Because of autopilot, electric vehicle (EV), drive required for each vehicle carrying the chip number increase, also drives the Intersil held by the high reliability of chip demand higher. If the acquisition, renesas electronics city share will overtake infineon, challenge pu.
Another combination of digital and analog
After the 2015 semiconductor mergers (semiconductor m&a scale as much as $2015 in 105 billion, including the chips, equipment and materials suppliers), ICInsights analysis suggests that the scale of the 2016 merger will shrink, but will remain at a record high. In addition, 2016 m&a reflects a characteristic is, analog IC is becoming a hot spot of m&a merchants value this year. ADI to Linear148 $before mergers and acquisitions, for example, created the largest analog IC deals. In July to complete the microchip of ATMEL mergers and acquisitions, can also be regarded as major mergers and acquisitions in the field of mold core IC.
Intersil is analog IC companies at the same time. The analysis thinks, Intersil chips are used in industry, mobile applications and infrastructure. Acquisition of the company will expand renesas product portfolio, renesas into a $10 billion power management chip market.
Renesas electronics and many Japanese producers, has been struggling to struggle, in recent years on the Intersil attraction lies in the fact that the company strengths in the modulus of mixed signal, power management, can be used for growing industry and car market, simulation design is need precipitation technology industry, general company in the short term is very good, can only rely on acquisitions.
