ON Semiconductor to Acquire Synaptics Incorporated

onsemi to Acquire Synaptics

June 25, 2026

Manufacturing

onsemi agreed to acquire Synaptics in a deal first announced as an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7 billion; the companies amended the agreement on October 1, 2026, to an all-cash offer of $123 per share, valued at approximately $5.7 billion. The acquisition is intended to expand onsemi’s edge AI, connected compute, human-machine interface, sensing, and wireless connectivity capabilities, with closing expected by mid-2027 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

maxon Group Acquires Minority Stake in Synapticon

July 16, 2025

Manufacturing

Swiss precision drive maker maxon Group has acquired a minority stake in German motion-control specialist Synapticon to form a strategic collaboration. The partnership will jointly develop high-performance drive solutions with integrated functional safety, targeting markets such as robotics, medical technology, intralogistics and industrial automation.

Keysight Technologies to Acquire Synopsys Optical Solutions Group

September 19, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Keysight Technologies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Synopsys’ Optical Solutions Group, a developer of optical design and analysis software tools. The deal expands Keysight’s design engineering software portfolio for optical systems design, analysis, simulation, and virtual prototyping, and is expected to close in the first half of 2025 subject to customary approvals and conditions, including regulatory review of Synopsys’ pending acquisition of Ansys.

Synopsys Acquires Ansys in $35 Billion Deal

January 16, 2024

Software

Synopsys entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ansys, combining Synopsys’ semiconductor EDA capabilities with Ansys’ simulation and analysis portfolio. Under the terms, Ansys shareholders will receive $197 in cash and 0.3450 shares of Synopsys common stock per Ansys share, valuing the deal at about $35 billion.

Synaptics Acquires DSP Group

December 2, 2021

Telecommunications

Synaptics Incorporated completed the acquisition of DSP Group, a provider of voice processing and wireless chipset solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $549 million. The deal adds DSP Group's SmartVoice and ULE wireless technologies to Synaptics' portfolio, bolstering low-power edge AI and connectivity capabilities and enabling cross-selling opportunities.

Synaptics Acquires DisplayLink from Cipio Partners

July 21, 2020

Software

Synaptics Incorporated agreed to acquire DisplayLink Corp. from Cipio Partners for $305 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition adds DisplayLink's high-performance video compression and universal docking technology to Synaptics' portfolio, expanding its display and docking capabilities to address growing demand from enterprise WFH and BYOD trends.