# Analog Devices to acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion

Analog Devices announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion in cash, adding AI-native microcontrollers and fusion processors to its portfolio. The deal is expected to close before the end of 2026.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-09-09
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.35B
- Status: announced
- Products: AI-native microcontrollers, fusion processors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Analog Devices](https://endata.com/companies/15464.md) (acquirer)
- [Alif Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/15465.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investor.analog.com](https://investor.analog.com/news-releases/news-release-details/analog-devices-acquire-alif-semiconductor-adding-ai-native/), 2026-09-09: "AI is moving out of the data center and into the physical world, where latency, power, and trust cannot be compromised."
- [wsj.com](https://www.wsj.com/tech/analog-devices-to-acquire-alif-semiconductor-for-1-35-billion-1b31d6fe), 2026-09-09: "Analog Devices struck a deal to acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion in cash, expanding its total addressable market across quickly growing segments such as data-center infrastructure and defense."
- [alifsemi.com](https://alifsemi.com/alif-semiconductor-to-join-analog-devices/), 2026-09-09: "By combining Alif’s scalable digital processing capabilities with Analog Devices’ leadership in sensing, signal processing, power, connectivity, and application software, we will be able to address customers’ most demanding system-level requirements across an even broader range of applications."

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