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National Semiconductor Acquires Algorex

On December 16, 1999, National Semiconductor acquired software company Algorex for 22M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-12-16
Target Algorex
Sector Software
Buyer(s) National Semiconductor
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 22M USD

Target

Algorex

San Francisco, California, United States
Algorex, Inc. is a provider of high-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP) products, architecture and software for wireless and wired broadband communications systems. Algoware software is a family of advanced digital communications physical layer templates used to develop and optimize baseband systems for new wireless communications protocols.

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Buyer

National Semiconductor

Santa Clara, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Semiconductors
Employees5,700
Revenue 1.4B USD (2010)
DESCRIPTION

National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer, that specialized in analog devices and subsystems.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 13
State: California M&A 6 of 10
Country: United States M&A 7 of 12
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-04-20 Comcore Semiconductor

Calabasas, California, United States

Comcore designs, delivers and supports integrated circuits for high-speed local and wide area networking applications. National Semiconductor purchased Comcore in May 1998.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-07-19 Vivid Semiconductor

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Vivid Semiconductor, Inc. is a patented extended voltage range architecture, Vivid has developed technology that allows designers to build enhanced-performance flat-panel displays with full color and full-motion video.

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