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Qorvo Acquires Anokiwave

January 31, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Qorvo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Anokiwave, a Boston-based supplier of high-performance millimeter-wave integrated circuits for beamforming and IF-to-RF conversion used in phased arrays, SATCOM and 5G. The Anokiwave team will join Qorvo’s High Performance Analog segment to expand Qorvo’s capabilities and addressable opportunities across defense, aerospace and network infrastructure markets.

Qualcomm to Acquire Alphawave Semi in ~$2.4 Billion Deal

June 9, 2025

IT Services

Qualcomm announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Alphawave Semi, paying an implied enterprise value of approximately US$2.4 billion. The deal will be implemented through Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, and is expected to complete in the first calendar quarter of 2026 subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Semtech Corporation to Acquire Sierra Wireless

August 2, 2022

IT Services

Semtech Corporation agreed to acquire Sierra Wireless in an all-cash transaction for $31 per share, valuing the deal at approximately $1.2 billion, subject to customary closing conditions. The combination is intended to create a chip-to-Cloud IoT platform bringing together LoRa and cellular connectivity plus IoT Cloud services.

IonQ Acquires Skyloom Global to Expand Quantum-Secure Optical Networking

January 28, 2026

Telecommunications

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Skyloom Global, a U.S.-based optical communications infrastructure provider, to accelerate IonQ’s quantum networking and sensing capabilities. The deal adds SDA-qualified optical communications terminals and links expected to improve data throughput and reduce latency for quantum-secure communications across Earth and in orbit.

Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments to Combine in All-Stock Merger

October 1, 2025

IT Services

Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to shareholder approvals, regulatory approvals, and customary closing conditions.

Qualis and InTrack Radar Technologies and Tektonux Announce Merger to Form Missile Defense and Space Domain Awareness Platform

February 4, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Qualis, InTrack Radar Technologies, and Tektonux announced they will merge to form a combined company delivering integrated hardware and AI-enabled software for missile defense and space domain awareness. The new platform is backed as a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners and is positioned to modernize sensor-to-shooter capabilities for U.S. Army, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, and NASA.