Belongs to History of Technology
U-blox bought a company at Malmö
Silicon Labs bought a company at Finland
Qualcomm acquired Arduino
Microchip Technology bought Atmel
Nexperia, a major semiconductor manufacturer formerly part of Philips and later independent, was acquired by the Chinese firm Wingtech Technology in 2019 for approximately $3.63 billion, leading to 100% ownership. As of October 2025, the Dutch government intervened due to strategic security concerns, taking control of operations to prevent supply chain disruptions, especially for the automotive sector. Netherlands China
2016
ON semiconductor bought Fairchild
2018
Qualcomm’s $44 billion attempt to acquire NXP Semiconductors in 2018 ultimately failed due to regulatory hurdles, it remains one of the most significant almost-deals in the industry’s history.
2020
Infenion bought Cypress Semiconductor for 10$ billion
2021
Renesas bought Dialog Semiconductor for 6$ billion. Enhance portfolio in power management and IoT connectivity
2022
AMD completed its 49$ billion acquisition of Xilinx
2026
Q1
Texas Instruments declared that they are buying Silicon Labs
The deal would reshore Silicon Labs’ integrated circuit manufacturing from Asia-based foundries. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
Infenion has announced strategic acquisition of the non-optical analog/mixed sensor portfolio from Osram Group