M&A Deal Summary

Qualcomm Acquires Atheros Communications

On January 5, 2011, Qualcomm acquired semiconductors company Atheros Communications for 3.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Qualcomm’s 4th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Qualcomm’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Qualcomm’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Qualcomm’s 11th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-01-05
Target Atheros Communications
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Qualcomm
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.1B USD
Advisor(s) Qatalyst Partners LP (Financial)

Target

Atheros Communications

San Jose, California, United States
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Atheros Communications, Inc. is a developer of semiconductor system solutions for wireless communications products. Atheros combines its wireless systems expertise with high-performance radio frequency (RF), mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills to provide highly integrated chipsets that are manufacturable on low-cost, standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes.

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Buyer

Qualcomm

San Diego, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Semiconductors
Employees41,000
Revenue 23.5B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Qualcomm's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.

Qualcomm develops and commercializes communication technologies. Qualcomm develops a digital communication technology called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and owns significant intellectual property applicable to products that implement any version of CDMA. Qualcomm develops OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) technology for which the Company owns intellectual property. Qualcomm also develops and commercializes technologies used in handsets and tablets. In addition to licensing portions of its intellectual property portfolio, Qualcomm produces integrated circuits (also known as chips or chipsets) and system software used in mobile devices and in wireless networks. Qualcomm was formed in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 37
Sector (Semiconductors) 4 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 33
State (California) 11 of 15
Country (United States) 16 of 24
Year (2011) 1 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 14
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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