M&A Deal Summary

Intersil Acquires D2Audio

On July 28, 2008, Intersil acquired semiconductors company D2Audio

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intersil’s 6th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Intersil’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Intersil’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-07-28
Target D2Audio
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Intersil
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

D2Audio

Austin,, Texas, United States
D2Audio is the developer of the world's only intelligent digital amplifiers, the Digital Audio Engine(TM) (DAE) family of ICs, which deliver superior sound quality. The patented D2Audio technology monitors, perfects, and enhances audio quality with real-time digital feedback.

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Buyer

Intersil

Milpitas, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Semiconductors
Employees1,027
Revenue 521M USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Intersil Corp. is a provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions. The company's products form the building blocks of increasingly intelligent, mobile and power hungry electronics enabling advances in power management to improve efficiency and extend battery life. With a deep portfolio of intellectual property and a rich history of design and process innovation, Intersil is the trusted partner to leading companies in some of the world's largest markets, including the industrial and infrastructure, mobile computing, automotive and aerospace.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 12
Sector (Semiconductors) 6 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 12
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 10
Year (2008) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-10 Planet ATE

Poway, California, United States

Planet ATE, Inc., a privately held, fabless semiconductor supplier to the automated test equipment (ATE) market. Planet ATE chips offer the highest integration and lowest power solution for the per-channel analog content within automated test equipment.

Buy $58M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-30 Kenet

Woburn,, Massachusetts, United States

Kenet, Incorporated, a privately-held, fabless semiconductor company with technology in the design and manufacture of high speed, extremely low power data converters. Kenet's innovative FemtoCharge(R) CMOS technology yields high performance and ultra-low power analog-to-digital converters in an extremely small die area.

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