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Intel to acquire analog foundry Tower for $5.4bn
What happened
Intel has agreed to acquire specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion in cash, advancing its IDM 2.0 strategy to expand manufacturing capacity and technology portfolio. The deal aims to address high industry demand by adding Tower's specialized analog and mixed-signal process technologies to Intel's offerings. Watch: This major M&A could reshape the long-term supply landscape for specialty analog and RF chips, potentially altering competitive dynamics and foundry capacity allocation.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 45/100
Affected components and suppliers
Analog/Mixed-Signal ICsRF-SOIPower Management ICs
Intel CorporationTower Semiconductor Ltd
merger-acquisitionfoundrycapacity-expansion
Source and time
Source: Semiconductor Today · 2/16/2022 · View original source
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