M&A Deal Summary

Intersil Acquires Planet ATE

On September 10, 2007, Intersil acquired semiconductors company Planet ATE for 58M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intersil’s 5th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Intersil’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Intersil’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Intersil’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-09-10
Target Planet ATE
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Intersil
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 58M USD

Target

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.

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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 5 of 12
Sector (Semiconductors) 5 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 12
State (California) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 4 of 10
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-25 BitBlitz Communications

Milpitas, California, United States

BitBlitz is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company providing market leading, high-speed interconnect CMOS devices for the networking industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-28 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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