M&A Deal Summary

Rambus Acquires Cryptography Research

On June 6, 2011, Rambus acquired software company Cryptography Research for 343M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rambus’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Rambus’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rambus’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rambus’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-06-06
Target Cryptography Research
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Rambus
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 343M USD

Target

Cryptography Research

San Francisco, California, United States
Cryptography Research, Inc. engages in semiconductor security research and development.

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Buyer

Rambus

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Semiconductors
Employees623
Revenue 461M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Rambus' corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Rambus' corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

Rambus is a provider of chip and system companies with interface solutions that deliver higher performance for a broad range of consumer, computing and communications applications. The Company was formed in 1990 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. Rambus was founded in 1990 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 8
State (California) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
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Sunnyvale, California, United States

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