M&A Deal Summary

Fairchild Semiconductor International Acquires Power Device Division - Samsung

On April 19, 1999, Fairchild Semiconductor International acquired semiconductors company Power Device Division - Samsung from Samsung Electronics for 450M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fairchild Semiconductor International’s 2nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Fairchild Semiconductor International’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fairchild Semiconductor International’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-04-19
Target Power Device Division - Samsung
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Fairchild Semiconductor International
Sellers(s) Samsung Electronics
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 450M USD

Target

Power Device Division - Samsung

South Korea
Samsung's Power Device Division, is a complete line of Power Discrete devices and a broad line of industry-standard analog components.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fairchild Semiconductor International

San Jose, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Semiconductors
Employees6,379
Revenue 1.4B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. is a designer, developer and manufacturer of logic, discrete, analog and non-volatile memory semiconductors.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector (Semiconductors) 2 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (South Korea) 1 of 1
Year (1999) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-12-31 Raytheon Company Semiconductor Division

United States

Raytheon Company Semiconductor Division is a designer, developer and manufacturer of logic, discrete, analog and non-volatile memory semiconductors.

Buy $120M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-05-31 QT Optoelectronics

South Portland, Maine, United States

QT Optoelectronics, Inc. is a designs and produces optocouplers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lamps and displays and infrared components.

Buy $98M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Samsung Electronics

Suwon, South Korea

website

Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Electronics
Employees106,074
Revenue 279,604.8B KRW (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Office on Samsung's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.
Office on Samsung's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.

Samsung Electronics is a manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of consumer electronics. Samsung Electronics produces mobile phones, televisions, computers as well as electronic components including batteries, chips, memory and hard drives. Samsung Electronics was founded in 1938 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 7
Country (South Korea) 1 of 4
Year (1999) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-08-11 AST Research

Irvine, California, United States

AST Research designs, manufactures, and markets enhancement products for microcomputers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-22 Renault Samsung Motors

Busan, South Korea

Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ltd. is a South Korean car manufacturer with operations in Busan, Seoul, and Giheung. Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ltd. was formed in 1994.

Sell -
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