# Renesas completes acquisition of Intersil

Renesas Electronics completed its acquisition of Intersil Corporation, integrating it into a new broad-based business unit focused on multimarket semiconductors, effective April 1, 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-03-06
- Where: Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: multimarket semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Renesas Electronics Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19562.md) (acquirer)
- [Intersil Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19563.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/renesas-absorbs-intersil-into-new-multimarket-division/), 2017-03-06: "Renesas moved to acquire Intersil to further its ambitions in automotive electronics and to broaden its sales reach beyond its Japan-centric business."

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