M&A Deal Summary

National Semiconductor Acquires Gulbransen - Digital Audio Technology

On January 26, 1998, National Semiconductor acquired electronics company Gulbransen - Digital Audio Technology from Gulbransen

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1998-01-26
Target Gulbransen - Digital Audio Technology
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) National Semiconductor
Sellers(s) Gulbransen
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Gulbransen - Digital Audio Technology

San Diego, California, United States
Gulbransen - Digital Audio Technology is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

National Semiconductor

Santa Clara, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Semiconductors
Employees5,700
Revenue 1.4B USD (2010)
DESCRIPTION

National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer, that specialized in analog devices and subsystems.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 17
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (California) 4 of 10
Country (United States) 5 of 12
Year (1998) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-11-11 Future Integrated Systems

Milpitas, California, United States

Future Integrated Systems is a supplier of graphics hardware and software solutions for the personal computer market.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-04-20 Comcore Semiconductor

Calabasas, California, United States

Comcore designs, delivers and supports integrated circuits for high-speed local and wide area networking applications. National Semiconductor purchased Comcore in May 1998.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gulbransen

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1904
Sector Electronics
DESCRIPTION

Gulbransen, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of electronic musical instruments.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1998) 1 of 1