M&A Deal Summary

Analog Devices Acquires Vescent Photonics - Laser Beam Steering Technology

On November 17, 2016, Analog Devices acquired semiconductors company Vescent Photonics - Laser Beam Steering Technology from Vescent Photonics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Analog Devices’ 16th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Analog Devices’ 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Analog Devices’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-11-17
Target Vescent Photonics - Laser Beam Steering Technology
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Analog Devices
Sellers(s) Vescent Photonics
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Vescent Photonics - Laser Beam Steering Technology

Golden, Colorado, United States
Vescent Photonics, Inc. - Laser Beam Steering Technology enables more robust integrated LIDAR1 systems that overcome many of the major drawbacks associated with bulky mechanical offerings such as reliability, size, and cost.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Analog Devices

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Semiconductors
Employees26,000
Revenue 12.3B USD (2023)
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 23 of 28
Sector (Semiconductors) 16 of 19
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 5
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 13 of 16
Year (2016) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-27 Innovasic

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Innovasic, Inc. is a semiconductor company focused on serving long life-cycle electronic equipment manufacturers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-30 OneTree Microdevices

Santa Rosa, California, United States

OneTree Microdevices, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company for emerging broadband networks. The company develops critical components for CATV and Fiber-to-the-Home Networks. OneTree Microdevices is based in Santa Rosa, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vescent Photonics

Golden, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

Vescent Photonics, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of novel electro-optic and laser technologies. It offer frequency-stabilized diode laser systems and precision electronics.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
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