M&A Deal Summary

Microsemi Acquires AML Communications

On May 27, 2011, Microsemi acquired semiconductors company AML Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsemi’s 14th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Microsemi’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Microsemi’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-05-27
Target AML Communications
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Microsemi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AML Communications

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
AML Communications, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of military-grade microwave amplifiers and subsystems serving the defense industry.

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Buyer

Microsemi

Chandler, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsemi's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California.
Entrance to Microsemi's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California.

Microsemi offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace, and industrial markets. Microsemi was established in 1960 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 32
Sector (Semiconductors) 14 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 23
State (Ontario) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-04 Actel

Mountain View, California, United States

Actel Corp. is a supplier of nonvolatile, low power FPGAs, mixed signal FPGAs, and programmable logic solutions. Actel’s mission is to manage power consumption at both the chip and system levels leveraged the industry’s ultra low power FPGAs and unique mixed signal FPGAs to offer system designers a competitive edge.

Buy $430M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-06 ASIC Advantage

Sunnyvale, California, United States

ASIC Advantage, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designed and manufactured a broad portfolio of high-performance, high-voltage and radiation-hardened mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) solutions for the aerospace, automotive, communications, industrial and medical markets.

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