M&A Deal Summary

Micron Acquires Inotera Memories

On December 6, 2016, Micron acquired semiconductors company Inotera Memories for 4.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Micron’s 5th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Micron’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Micron’s 2nd transaction in Taiwan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-06
Target Inotera Memories
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Micron
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.0B USD

Target

Inotera Memories

Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Inotera Memories, Inc. is a manufacture of semiconductor products in Taiwan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Micron

Boise, Idaho, United States

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Semiconductors
Employees43,000
Revenue 15.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Micron is a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. Micron was founded in 1978 and is based in Boise, Idaho.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Semiconductors) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 8
Country (Taiwan) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-31 Elpida Memory

Tokyo, Japan

Elpida Memory, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) integrated circuits. The company's design, manufacturing and sales operations are backed by world class technological expertise. Its 300mm manufacturing facilities, consisting of its Hiroshima Plant and a Taiwan-based joint venture, Rexchip Electronics, utilize the most advanced manufacturing technologies available.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-31 Lexar Media

Milpitas, California, United States

Lexar Media, Inc. is a marketer and manufacturer of NAND flash memory products including memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers and ATA controller technology for the digital photography, consumer electronics, industrial and communications markets.

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