M&A Deal Summary

Synaptics Acquires DSP Group

On August 30, 2021, Synaptics acquired semiconductors company DSP Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synaptics’ 4th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Synaptics’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Synaptics’ 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-08-30
Target DSP Group
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Synaptics
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Morrison & Foerster LLP (Legal)

Target

DSP Group

San Jose, California, United States
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DSP Group is a provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications. Delivering semiconductor system solutions with software and hardware reference designs. DSP Group enables OEMs/ODMs, consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers and service providers to cost-effectively develop new revenue-generating products with fast time to market. DSP Group was founded in 1987 and is based in San Jose, California.

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Buyer

Synaptics

San Jose, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees1,387
Revenue 1.3B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Synaptics' corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Synaptics' corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

Synaptics is a developer of human interface solutions which enhance the user experience, Synaptics provides the broadest solutions portfolio in the industry. Synaptics was founded in 1986 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector (Semiconductors) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
State (California) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-21 DisplayLink

Palo Alto, California, United States

DisplayLink connects any display to any computer that supports USB or Wi-Fi and provides universal solutions for a range of corporate, home and embedded applications where easy connectivity of displays enhances productivity. DisplayLink was founded in 2003 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-28 Emza Visual Sense

Giv'atayim, Israel

Emza Visual Sense develops sub-milliwatt, trainable, low-cost, autonomous, tiny computer-vision IoT sensors for automatic scene interpretation of the visual world around us. The low cost, ultra low power consumption and high intelligence make our visual sensors applicable and affordable to a wide range of markets and applications – from accurate counting and tracking of people in smart buildings and connected homes to people awareness for home appliances. Emza Visual Sense is based in Giv'atayim, Israel.

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