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Infineon Technologies Acquires Catamaran Communications

On April 30, 2001, Infineon Technologies acquired technology hardware company Catamaran Communications for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Infineon Technologies’ 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Infineon Technologies’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Infineon Technologies’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Infineon Technologies’ 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-04-30
Target Catamaran Communications
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Infineon Technologies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 250M USD

Target

Catamaran Communications

Fremont, California, United States
Catamaran Communications, Inc. engages in production of integrated circuits for the next generation 40 Gbps and fast growing 10 Gbps segments of the optical networking market.

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Buyer

Infineon Technologies

Munich, Germany
Category Company
Sector Semiconductors
Employees59,364
Revenue 16.3B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Infineon Technologies offers semiconductors and system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics and chip card and security applications. Infineon Technologies is based in Munich, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 19
Sector (Technology Hardware) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
State (California) 2 of 7
Country (United States) 2 of 9
Year (2001) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-10-24 Infineon’ - ”Image & Video” Division Operations

Neubiberg, Germany

Infineon’ - ”Image & Video” Division Operations develops and markets integrated circuits for consumer electronics applications (television and video recorder applications),covering five product segments: teletext and data services (Videotext, closed caption), scan rate conversion (100Hz, progressive scan, deflection), Picture-in-Picture (PIP), Video Recording Services (VPS/PDC), and digital TV. The division is a market leader in the text/VPS/PDC and PIP segments and a global leader in the 100Hz market.

Sell €250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-06-28 Infineon’ - Infrared Components Business

San Jose, California, United States

Infineon’ - Infrared Components Business engages in manufacturing of semiconductor and integrated devices development, marketing and distribution activities in San Jose and its production facility in Malaysia.

Sell $120M
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