<span style='color:red'>Microsemi</span> Deal May Spur Broader ReRAM Adoption
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Microsemi Deal May Spur Broader ReRAM Adoption

A deal by Microsemi to license non-volatile resistive RAM (ReRAM) technology from Crossbar could be a significant catalyst paving the way for wider adoption of ReRAM, according to memory industry analysts."This is one of those things that kind of feeds off itself," said Jim Handy, principal at Objective Analysis. "It could cause a snowball effect for Crossbar."Microsemi — which is in the process of being acquired by Microchip Technology — said earlier this week it agreed to license Crossbar’s ReRAM intellectual property to integrate into next-generation products manufactured at the 1x nm process node.Microsemi becomes the second chip firm to license Crossbar's ReRAM, joining Chinese foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), which licensed ReRAM in 2016. The technology was put in production on 40nm at SMIC later in 2016.ReRAM, which has been under development for several years, is considered a strong candidate for a number of embedded memory applications, particularly in edge computing, communications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, industrial and automotive. It is said to be scalable below 10nm without adversely impacting performance.In addition to Crossbar, firms marketing ReRAM include Panasonic, Fujitsu and Adesto Technologies.Handy said Microsemi's licensing deal is a strong endorsement that the technology works as advertised. Customers tend to be reluctant to incorporate a new licensed technology into their product roadmap due to concerns about the viability of both the technology and the company licensing it, he said."Nobody wants to be the first to license a technology from a company," Handy said."It's a great proof case," said Michael Palma, a research director for market research firm IDC's enabling technologies team. "How wide the adoption gets I don't know. But having one named vendor always make it easier to get more."Handy said the endorsement from Microsemi is another feather in Crossbar's cap following the company's successful demonstration of ReRAM for both embedded and stand-alone memory applications at the Flash Memory Summit last August."It sounds like things are falling into place at a reasonable schedule," Handy said of Crossbar's roadmap.Palma said ReRAM could fill a critical role in helping to alleviate power and performance memory bottlenecks in AI applications. "It's an an important area where a lot of people are looking at different solutions," he said.Crossbar is set to show off a test chip featuring its ReRAM technology for AI at next week's Embedded Vision Summit in Santa Clara, Calif. The company intends to demonstrate will show the technology in action on facial recognition for accelerating object classification with deterministic performance, according to Crossbar.
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Microchip to Buy <span style='color:red'>Microsemi</span> for $8.35 Billion
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Microchip to Buy Microsemi for $8.35 Billion

　　SAN FRANCISCO — Microchip Technology plans to acquire Microsemi Corp. for about $8.35 billion in cash under the terms of a definitive agreement announced Thursday (March 1).　　The deal would significantly expand Microchip's presence in several end markets, including the communications and aerospace and defense markets, which make up about 60 percent of Microsemi's sales. Microchip said the acquisition would expand its serviceable market by about $18 billion to more than $50 billion.　　The combined company would have annual sales of about $5.8 billion, based on each firm's revenue in the fourth quarter of 2017.　　"Microchip continues to view accretive acquisitions as a key strategy to deliver incremental growth and stockholder value," said Steve Sanghi, Microchip's chairman and CEO, in a press statement. "The Microsemi acquisition is the latest chapter of this strategy and will add further operational and customer scale to Microchip."　　The acquisition would further an unprecedented run on large mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor space. Though the total value of semiconductor industry acquisitions declined to about $27.7 billion last year from $107.3 billion in 2015 and $99.8 billion in 2016, according to market watcher IC Insights, the market remains hot for consolidation.　　Two deals, both involving Qualcomm, are currently on the table. Qualcomm's $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors is awaiting approval from Chinese antitrust regulators. Broadcom's $117 billion bid to acquire Qualcomm is likely to be decided by a proxy vote at Qualcomm's annual stockholder meeting next week.　　Under the terms of the deal, which was unanimously approved by each firm's board of directors, Microchip will pay $68.78 for each share of Microsemi, a premium of about 7 percent over Microsemi's stock price of $64.30 at the close of the market Wednesday. The deal has an enterprise value of about $10.15 billion including about $1.8 billion in debt on Microsemi's books.　　Microchip said it expects the deal to result in about $300 million in synergies by the third year after the deal closes. Sanghi said that Microchip doesn't plan to divest any portion of Microsemi's business after closing the deal.　　Microsemi (Mission Viejo, Calif.) was founded in Southern California in 1960. Since the 1980s, the company has grown substantially through acquisitions. In this decade alone, Microsemi has acquired at least 15 companies, including PMC-Sierra in 2016, Vitesse Semiconductor in 2015, a portion of Maxim Integrated Products' business in 2012, Zarlink Semiconductor in 2011 and Actel Corp. in 2010.　　Microsemi had sales of $1.8 billion in 2017.
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<span style='color:red'>Microsemi</span> Reportedly Mulls Sale
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Microsemi Reportedly Mulls Sale

　　Chipmaker Microsemi has been approached with a takeover offer and is exploring its options, including possible sale, according to a report by the Reuters news service.　　The report, which cites an anonymous source said to be "familiar with the matter," says that Microsemi hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners to advise the company on its the prudent course of action.　　Microsemi (Mission Viejo, Calif.) did not respond to a request for comment made by EE Times.　　The merger and acquisition wave that has gripped the semiconductor industry over the last two years subsided somewhat last year, with the total value of semiconductor industry M&A deals announced falling to $27.7 billion, down from $107.3 billion in 2015 and $99.8 billion in 2016, according to market watcher IC Insights. A dwindling number of chip companies considered ripe for takeover is one of the principal reasons that market watchers believe the M&A fervor has cooled.　　However, Microsemi is considered a high-value target, with 2017 revenue of around $1.8 billion, up from $1.66 billion in 2016. The company has a leadership position in chips for military and aerospace applications, as well as products for data center and industrial markets.　　Analysts, including Christopher Rolland of Susquehanna Financial Group, have included Microsemi among their leading candidates for acquisition among semiconductor companies in 2018.
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