M&A Deal Summary

Diodes Acquires BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing

On December 26, 2012, Diodes acquired semiconductors company BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing for 151M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Diodes’ 5th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Diodes’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Diodes’ 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-26
Target BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Diodes
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 151M USD
Advisor(s) RBC Capital Markets (Financial)
Covington & Burling (Legal)

Target

BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing

Shanghai, China
BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited is an analog integrated device manufacturer, or IDM, based in China, specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of power management integrated circuits. BCD’s broad product portfolio targets primarily rapidly growing, high volume market segments such as mobile phones, LCD televisions and monitors, personal computers, adapters and chargers.

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Buyer

Diodes

Plano, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Semiconductors
Employees7,980
Revenue 1.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Diodes is a manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes was founded in 1959 and is based in Plano, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector (Semiconductors) 5 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 7
Country (China) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-28 Power Analog Microelectronics

Santa Clara, California, United States

Power Analog Microelectronics, Inc. is a provider of advanced analog and high-voltage power ICs. The Company's product portfolio includes Class D audio amplifiers, DC-DC converters and LED backlighting drivers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-25 Pericom Semiconductor

Milpitas, California, United States

Pericom Semiconductor Corp. is engaged in the design, development and marketing of integrated circuits (ICs) and frequency control products (FCPs) used in advanced electronic systems.

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