# Dialog Semiconductor and Apple sign technology licensing and asset transfer agreement

Dialog Semiconductor agreed to license power management technologies to Apple, transfer certain assets and over 300 employees to Apple, and received $600 million ($300 million cash + $300 million prepayment for future products). Dialog also received new contracts for power management, audio, charging and other ICs.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-10-11
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $600.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Products: power management integrated circuits, audio subsystem ICs, charging ICs, mixed-signal ICs
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Dialog Semiconductor Plc.](https://endata.com/companies/22743.md)
- [Apple](https://endata.com/companies/2967.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [accessnewswire.com](https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/dialog-semiconductor-and-apple-to-strengthen-partnership-through-t-513907), 2018-10-11: "Apple will pay $300 million in cash for the transaction and prepay $300 million for Dialog products to be delivered over the next three years."

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