M&A Deal Summary

Analog Devices Acquires SNAP Sensor SA

On March 17, 2016, Analog Devices acquired semiconductors company SNAP Sensor SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Analog Devices’ 13th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Analog Devices’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-17
Target SNAP Sensor SA
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Analog Devices
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SNAP Sensor SA

Neuchatel, Switzerland
SNAP Sensor SA is a manufacturer of specialized image sensors for digital cameras, cellular phones and security monitoring.

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Buyer

Analog Devices

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Semiconductors
Employees24,000
Revenue 9.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Analog Devices' office in San Jose, California.
Entrance to Analog Devices' office in San Jose, California.

Analog Devices designs, manufactures, and markets a broad portfolio of high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits used in virtually all types of electronic equipment. Analog Devices was founded in 1965 and is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 28
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 13 of 19
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 23
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 Sand 9

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Sand 9 is a technology company offering a precision MEMS technology platform that enhances quality and performance, simplifies system design, and promotes space and power savings in integrated electronic systems, Sand 9's broad patent portfolio has the potential to transform wireless and wired systems in a wide range of market segments: mobile, industrial and communications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-26 Linear Technology

Milpitas, California, United States

Linear Technology Corp. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of analog and high performance integrated circuits. Linear Technology Corp. was formed in 1981 and is based in Milpitas, California.

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