Semiconductor M&A News Summaries

With semiconductor M&A activity and interest accelerating, the posts on this blog with the highest traffic and presumed greatest utility have been my M&A summaries.

• Pressures drive semiconductor M&A
• Let the consolodation begin

So, here's an update:

• Microsemi to Acquire AML Communications
• Gennum Acquires Nanotech Semiconductor
• TI to acquire National Semiconductor
• NetLogic Microsystems acquires Optichron
• Broadcom acquires Provigent for $313M
• MediaTek and Ralink merge
• Cavium Networks acquires Celestial Semiconductor
• LSI to Sell External Storage Business to NetApp
• Intel Acquires Silicon Hive
• International Rectifier to Acquire CHiL
• Conexant agrees to be acquired by Golden Gate Capital
• CSR to acquire Zoran
• Silicon Image Acquires Products and IP from Anchor Bay
• Power Integrations acquires Qspeed
• ON Semi buys Cypress Image Sensor business
• Silicon Labs acquires SpectraLinear for $40M
• ISSI Announces Acquisition of Si EN Integration
• Hittite Microwave Acquires Arctic Silicon Devices
• Kopin Acquires Forth Dimension Displays
• Qualcomm to Acquire Atheros
• Arkados to Sell Semiconductor Business to STMicroelectronics
• Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Gigle Networks, Inc.
• NXP divests Sound Solutions and Nutune joint venture
• Altera Acquires Avalon Microelectronics
• Mellanox Announces Agreement to Acquire Voltaire Ltd.
• SMSC Acquires Symwave
• Canesta to be acquired by Microsoft
• Broadcom to Acquire Percello Ltd.
• PMC-Sierra to acquire Wintegra
• Broadcom to Acquire Beceem Communications
• Silicon Labs Acquires ChipSensors
• Microsemi to Acquire Actel
• PLX Technology to Acquire Teranetics
• Microsemi to Acquire Arxan Defense Systems
• Microsemi Acquires VT Silicon
• Maxim acquires Phyworks
• Zoran to Acquire Microtune
• Intel to Acquire Infineon's Wireless Solutions Business
• AppliedMicro Agrees to Acquire TPACK
• Intel to Acquire TI's Cable Modem Unit