Monday, November 27, 2017

Expert Testimony with Ron Maltiel

My expertise in semiconductors, process, and circuits have led to some really interesting places. Thanks for having me on your show Max for a fascinating

Ron

Insightful, timely, and accurate semiconductor consulting.
Semiconductor information and news at - http://www.maltiel-consulting.com/

5th Update: Mergers/ Potential Mergers 2015-7 (latest Broadcom offer to buys Qualcomm, and Marvell to buy Cavium) of Semiconductors

Below is the latest and 5th version of the table of semiconductor consolidation and mergers that have taken place over the last 3 years and those that started to heat up again this year.



Ron

Insightful, timely, and accurate semiconductor consulting.
Semiconductor information and news at - http://www.maltiel-consulting.com/



NXP/Freescale
March 2015
$ 12 Billion
Cypress Semiconductor/ Spansion
March 2015
$ 5 Billion
NXP RF/ Jianguang Asset Management
May 2015
$ 1.8 Billion
Avago/Broadcom
May 2015
$ 36.7 Billion
Intel/ Altera
June 2015
$16.7 Billion
Microchip/ Micrel
Aug 2015
$0.8 Billion
LAM/ KLA-Tencor
Oct2015
$10.6 Billion
Western Digital/ SanDisk
Oct2015
$19 Billion
Texas Instruments, Analog Devices? /Maxim
Oct2015
$9+ Billion
Microsemi/ PMC-Sierra
Nov 2015
$2.5 Billion
On Semiconductor or China Resources  / Fairchild Semiconductor
Dec 2015
$2.5 Billion
Dialog/ Microchip Technology / Atmel
Jan 2016
$3.6 Billion

June 206
$1 Billion
SoftBank bought ARM
July 2016
$32 Billions
Qualcomm buy NXP
Oct 2016
38.5 Billions
Broadcom to Buy Brocade Communications
Nov 2016
$5.5 Billion
Skyworks in talks to buy Microsemi
Nov 2016

WDC bought SanDisk
May 2016
$19 Billion
Toshiba sells Flash, chips unit to Bain Led group
Sep 2017
$18 Billion
Broadcom offer to Buy Qualcomm
Nov 2017
$105 Billion
Marvell offers to buy Cavium
Nov 2017
$6 Billion


Thursday, November 3, 2016

Semiconductor Mergers and Potential Mergers in 2015-6 (latest Broadcom buys Brocade and potentially Skyworks buying Microsemi)


Semiconductor industry continues to consolidate. Last month Qualcomm offered to buy NXP and this month Broadcom is buying Brocade Communications for $5.5 Billion. It also appears that Skyworks Solution is in talks to acquire Microemi .


See below a table summarizing all these deals and the potential deals.




Ron

Insightful, timely, and accurate semiconductor consulting.
Semiconductor information and news at - http://www.maltiel-consulting.com/



NXP/Freescale
March 2015
$ 12 Billion
Cypress Semiconductor/ Spansion
March 2015
$ 5 Billion
NXP RF/ Jianguang Asset Management
May 2015
$ 1.8 Billion
Avago/Broadcom
May 2015
$ 36.7 Billion
Intel/ Altera
June 2015
$16.7 Billion
Microchip/ Micrel
Aug 2015
$0.8 Billion
LAM/ KLA-Tencor
Oct2015
$10.6 Billion
Western Digital/ SanDisk
Oct2015
$19 Billion
Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, ? /Maxim
Oct2015
$9+ Billion
Microsemi/ PMC-Sierra
Nov 2015
$2.5 Billion
On Semiconductor or China Resources  / Fairchild Semiconductor
Dec 2015
$2.5 Billion
Dialog/ Microchip Technology / Atmel
Jan 2016
$3.6 Billion

June 206
$1 Billion
SoftBank wants to purchase of ARM
July 2016
$32 Billions
Qualcomm buy NXP
Oct 2016
38.5 Billions
Broadcom to Buy Brocade Communications
Nov 2016
$5.5 Billion
Skyworks in talks to buy Microsemi
Nov 2016