Rambus Acquires AnalogX

Analog Devices Acquires Empower Semiconductor

May 19, 2026

IT Services

Analog Devices (ADI) will acquire Empower Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.5 billion, as both companies entered into a definitive agreement. The deal is intended to expand ADI’s high-density, energy-efficient “grid-to-core” power portfolio for AI and other compute-intensive applications.

Rambus to Acquire Hardent

May 5, 2022

IT Services

Rambus signed an agreement to acquire Hardent, a SoC digital/electronic design company, to strengthen its CXL (Compute Express Link) Memory Interconnect Initiative for next-generation data centers. The acquisition is intended to accelerate Rambus’s CXL processing roadmap and expand its silicon IP and design capabilities, including for automotive and consumer electronics applications.

SEMIFIVE Acquires Analog Bits

March 22, 2022

Manufacturing

SEMIFIVE, a South Korea–based SoC design platform provider, acquired Analog Bits, a Sunnyvale-based supplier of low-power mixed-signal IP, to expand its design IP capabilities and SoC platform offerings. The deal broadens SEMIFIVE's product portfolio for AI, AIoT and other SoC markets and extends its global footprint in the United States.

MaxLinear Acquires NanoSemi, Inc.

September 9, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL) completed the acquisition of NanoSemi, Inc., a Boston-based MIT spinout that develops patented machine-learning IP to improve signal integrity and power efficiency in SoCs, ASICs and FPGAs. The initial consideration included $10 million in cash and 804,163 shares of MaxLinear common stock, plus $35 million in deferred cash and up to $35 million in potential earnouts; the deal expands MaxLinear's capabilities for 5G and wireless system customers.

NVIDIA Completes Acquisition of Mellanox Technologies

April 27, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

NVIDIA Corporation completed its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. on April 27, 2020 for a transaction value of $7 billion. The deal combines NVIDIA's AI and compute capabilities with Mellanox's high-performance networking products to deliver end-to-end solutions for next-generation data centers and high-performance computing customers.

Mellanox Technologies Acquires Titan IC

March 3, 2020

Cybersecurity

Mellanox Technologies has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Titan IC, a Belfast-based developer of network intelligence and deep packet inspection acceleration technology. The deal will integrate Titan IC's RXP regular expression processor and team into Mellanox's ConnectX and BlueField SmartNIC/IPU product lines to expand network intelligence, security, and data-analytics capabilities.