M&A Deal Summary

Marvell Acquires Inphi

On October 29, 2020, Marvell acquired semiconductors company Inphi for 10.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marvell’s 11th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Marvell’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Marvell’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Marvell’s 5th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-10-29
Target Inphi
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Marvell
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 10.0B USD
Advisor(s) Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (Legal)

Target

Inphi

Santa Clara, California, United States
Inphi Corp. is a provider of high-speed, mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications, data center and computing markets. Inphi was founded in 2000 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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Buyer

Marvell

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Semiconductors
Employees6,511
Revenue 5.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Marvell's corporate campus in Santa Clara, California.
Entrance to Marvell's corporate campus in Santa Clara, California.

Marvell is a fabless semiconductor company. Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has international design centers located in China, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S. Marvell has expertise in microprocessor architecture and digital signal processing, and provides solutions for multiple platforms including high volume storage, mobile and wireless, networking, consumer and green products. Marvell was founded in 1995 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 14
Sector (Semiconductors) 11 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 9
State (California) 5 of 7
Country (United States) 7 of 9
Year (2020) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-20 Avera Semiconductor

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Avera Semiconductor LLC is a supplier of infrastructure semiconductor solutions, Brings World-class ASIC IP and Development Capabilities for Wired and Wireless Applications. Leverages Significant System-level Expertise and Design Capacity with Deep IBM Heritage.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-03 Innovium

San Jose, California, United States

Innovium is a provider of high-performance, innovative switching silicon solutions for Cloud and Edge data centers. The company's TERALYNX family delivers software compatible products ranging from 1Tbps to 25.6Tbps with unmatched telemetry, low latency, programmability, and large buffers, and feature-rich architecture that scales to 100Tbps+. Innovium's products have been selected and validated by market-leading OEM, Cloud, and ODM customers. Innovium was formed in 2015 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.

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