M&A Deal Summary

Qualcomm and TDK Acquire RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte.

On February 3, 2017, Qualcomm and TDK acquired technology hardware company RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Qualcomm’s 6th and TDK’s 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Qualcomm’s 1st and TDK’s 1st transaction in Singapore.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-02-03
Target RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte.
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Qualcomm
TDK
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte.

Singapore, Singapore
RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. develops and manufactures innovative RFFE filtering solutions for mobile devices and fast-growing business segments, such as IoT, drones, robotics, automotive applications and more. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of filters and filter technologies, including surface acoustic wave (SAW), temperature-compensated surface acoustic wave (TC-SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) solutions to support the wide range of frequency bands being deployed in networks across the globe. RF360 was formed in 2017 and is based in Singapore.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Qualcomm

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Semiconductors
Employees49,000
Revenue 39.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Qualcomm's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.

Qualcomm develops and commercializes communication technologies. Qualcomm develops a digital communication technology called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and owns significant intellectual property applicable to products that implement any version of CDMA. Qualcomm develops OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) technology for which the Company owns intellectual property. Qualcomm also develops and commercializes technologies used in handsets and tablets. In addition to licensing portions of its intellectual property portfolio, Qualcomm produces integrated circuits (also known as chips or chipsets) and system software used in mobile devices and in wireless networks. Qualcomm was formed in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 41
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 6 of 7
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Singapore M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-14 Capsule Technologies

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Capsule Technologies, Inc. is a provider of medical device connectivity solutions for hospitals. Capsule integrates with clinical information systems to capture more data, reduce manual efforts and cost, and improve patient care. Capsule Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-17 Scyfer B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Scyfer B.V. is a developer of AI and machine learning [ML] technologies for a number of industry vertical applications. Scyfer B.V. was established in 2013 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Buy -
Buyer

TDK

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Electronics
Employees108,895
Revenue 2.20T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

TDK is an electronics company. TDK commercialize ferrite, a key material in electronic and magnetic products. TDK's portfolio includes electronic components, modules and systems* marketed under the product brands TDK and EPCOS, power supplies, magnetic application products as well as energy devices, flash memory application devices, and others. TDK was founded in 1935 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 2 of 2
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Singapore M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-21 InvenSense

San Jose, California, United States

InvenSense, Inc. is a provider of intelligent sensor system on chip (SoC) for Motion and Sound solutions found in Mobile, Wearables, Smart Home, Industrial, and Automotive products.

Buy $1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-28 ICsense NV

Leuven, Belgium

ICsense NV is a provider of Hall-effect sensors and embedded motor controllers for the Automotive and Industrial markets. It’s core business is ASIC development and the supply and custom IC design services. ICsense has the largest fab-independent European design group with world-class expertise in analog, digital, mixed-signal and high-voltage IC design.

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