# Skyworks to acquire Avnera Corporation

Skyworks Solutions signed a definitive agreement to purchase Avnera Corporation, a developer of analog system-on-chips for audio and voice processing. The acquisition is expected to close by September 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-08-06
- Where: Beaverton, Oregon, United States
- Value: $405.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: analog system-on-chips, audio and voice processing engines
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Skyworks Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/25797.md) (acquirer)
- [Avnera Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/33599.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investors.skyworksinc.com](https://investors.skyworksinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/skyworks-acquire-smart-interface-innovator-avnera-corporation), 2018-08-06: "Voice is increasingly becoming the primary interface for artificial intelligence and Internet of Things applications."
- [oregonlive.com](https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2018/08/skyworks_buys_beaverton-based.html), 2018-08-07: "Both companies share a vision of enabling ubiquitous, always-on communications through highly customized designs."
- [omm.com](https://www.omm.com/news/press-releases/o-melveny-represents-skyworks-in-acquisition-of-avnera/), 2018-08-08: "Acquisition of Avnera, a private fabless semiconductor supplier, augments Skyworks’ leadership in wireless connectivity by adding ultra-low power analog circuits to enable smart interfaces via acoustic signal processing, sensors and integrated software."

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