M&A Deal Summary

National Semiconductor Acquires Vivid Semiconductor

On July 19, 2000, National Semiconductor acquired electronics company Vivid Semiconductor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is National Semiconductor’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-07-19
Target Vivid Semiconductor
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) National Semiconductor
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vivid Semiconductor

Chandler, Arizona, United States
Vivid Semiconductor, Inc. is a patented extended voltage range architecture, Vivid has developed technology that allows designers to build enhanced-performance flat-panel displays with full color and full-motion video.

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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 9 of 17
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 13
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 12
Year (2000) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-16 Algorex

San Francisco, California, United States

Algorex, Inc. is a provider of high-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP) products, architecture and software for wireless and wired broadband communications systems. Algoware software is a family of advanced digital communications physical layer templates used to develop and optimize baseband systems for new wireless communications protocols.

Buy $22M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-02-06 InnoComm Wireless

San Diego, California, United States

InnoComm Wireless, Inc. is a developer of chipsets for wireless networking applications. InnoComm designs house providing radio frequency (RF) and mixed signal semiconductor design solutions for integrated device manufacturers (IDMs).

Buy $130M
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