Murata Manufacturing : Notable U.S. semiconductor M&A deals since December 2013
May 28, 2015 at 06:39 pm EDT
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(Reuters) - Avago Technologies Ltd (>> Avago Technologies Ltd) on Thursday agreed to buy Broadcom Corp (>> Broadcom Corporation) for $37 billion in the largest chip industry deal ever, turning a lesser-known company run by a ferocious dealmaker into one of the biggest industry players.
(Reuters) - Avago Technologies Ltd (>> Avago Technologies Ltd) on Thursday agreed to buy Broadcom Corp (>> Broadcom Corporation) for $37 billion in the largest chip industry deal ever, turning a lesser-known company run by a ferocious dealmaker into one of the biggest industry players.
Demand for cheaper chips and new products to power Internet-connected gadgets is driving consolidation in the semiconductor industry.
Worldwide semiconductor M&A reached $31 billion last year, the most since 2011, according to Thomson Reuters data. In the 12 months through March 2, 472 chip M&A deals were made worldwide, up from 383 in the previous year.
(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan and Sai Sachin R in Bengaluru)
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is one of the world leaders in design, production and marketing of innovative electronic components for the telecommunications and automobile sectors, etc. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- electronic components (74.4%): capacitors, piezoelectric components, etc.;
- modules (22.4%);
- other (3.2%).
Sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (9.2%), China (54.8%), Asia (15.6%), America (11.4%) and Europe (9%).