M&A Deal Summary

Microsemi Acquires VT Silicon

On September 14, 2010, Microsemi acquired semiconductors company VT Silicon

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsemi’s 12th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Microsemi’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsemi’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-09-14
Target VT Silicon
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Microsemi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

VT Silicon

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
VT Silicon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and manufactures multi-band radio frequency integrated circuit solutions for the mobile wireless broadband market. VT Silicon's products leverage novel linearization and efficiency enhancement technologies that enable, highly efficient, low-cost, and small footprint, intelligent Front End RFIC solutions.

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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 17 of 32
Sector (Semiconductors) 12 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 23
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 28
Year (2010) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-30 White Electronic Designs

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

White Electronic Designs Corp. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of sophisticated multi-chip semiconductor packages, high-efficiency memory devices, and build-to-print electromechanical assemblies for defense and aerospace applications.

Buy $163M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-15 Arxan Defense Systems

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Arxan Defense Systems, Inc. is a provider of anti-tamper solutions to the federal market. Our hardware and software approach to anti-tamper allows the US Government to fortify and protect its most critical program information. Arxan Defense Systems provides a platform that effectively safeguards critical technology from tampering and reverse engineering.

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