# Renesas to merge Intersil into Renesas Electronics America

Renesas announced that Intersil Corporation will be merged into Renesas Electronics America Inc. in January 2018, and the Intersil name will be dropped.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-27
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: 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

- [electronicsweekly.com](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/bye-bye-intersil-2017-10/), 2017-10-27: "In January 2018 Intersil Corporation will execute an absorption-type merger with Renesas Electronics America Inc., a U.S. sales subsidiary of Renesas, and Intersil Communications LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intersil Corporation, with Intersil Corporation as the surviving company."

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