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GigPeak Acquires Helix Semiconductors AG

On January 15, 2008, GigPeak acquired semiconductors company Helix Semiconductors AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GigPeak’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is GigPeak’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-15
Target Helix Semiconductors AG
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) GigPeak
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Helix Semiconductors AG

Zurich, Switzerland
Helix Semiconductors AG is a fab-less semiconductor manufacturer specializing in the design of optoelectronic IC such as transimpedance amplifiers, limiting amplifiers and VCSEL driver. Helix's high quality chips are used in standards based optical transceiver modules in telecommunications and data communications market. Helix is a privately held company registered in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Buyer

GigPeak

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Semiconductors
Employees92
Revenue 40M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

GigPeak, Inc. is a provider of semiconductor components that enable end-to-end information streaming over optical and wireless networks.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-27 Lumera

Bothell, Washington, United States

Lumera Corp. is a manufacturer of photonic communications. The company designs electro-optic components based on proprietary polymer compounds for the telecommunications and computing industries.

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