M&A Deal Summary

NVIDIA Acquires ULi Electronics

On December 14, 2005, NVIDIA acquired semiconductors company ULi Electronics for 52M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NVIDIA’s 2nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is NVIDIA’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is NVIDIA’s 1st transaction in Taiwan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-12-14
Target ULi Electronics
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) NVIDIA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 52M USD

Target

ULi Electronics

Taipei, Taiwan
ULi Electronics, Inc. is a fabless IC design company that develops solutions for consumer electronics and professional computing products. ULi's expertise in the PC information industry and solid design capability position ULi as a major component supplier dedicated to bringing system manufacturers more highly integrated, performance enhancing, and cost effective IC solutions.

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Buyer

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Semiconductors
Employees36,000
Revenue 130.5B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
NVIDIA's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
NVIDIA's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

NVIDIA develops and supplies graphical chips and processors to original equipment manufacturers. NVIDIA-branded products and services are used within the gaming, enterprise, computing, and automotive markets. NVIDIA was formed in 1993 and is based in Santa Clara, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 19
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 2 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 17
Country: Taiwan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-22 iReady

Santa Clara, California, United States

iReady Corp. is a provider of high performance TCP/IP and iSCSI offload solutions. The assets include intellectual property, patents, and patent applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-22 Hybrid Graphics Oy

Finland

Hybrid Graphics is a highly respected software company at the forefront of developing and licensing graphics technology solutions for handheld consumer devices. Hybrid’s customers are key players in the mobile industry including Nokia, Ericsson, Philips, Samsung, and Symbian whose total reach is well over 50% of the existing handheld market.

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