# u-blox acquires Rigado's Bluetooth modules business

Switzerland-based u-blox acquired Rigado's Bluetooth modules business through an asset purchase agreement, expanding its short-range radio product range. Rigado's Salem, OR office will become u-blox's North American Short Range Radio Engineering Center.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-08-05
- Where: Salem, Oregon, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: Bluetooth modules, short-range radio products
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [u-blox](https://endata.com/companies/21597.md) (acquirer)
- [Rigado](https://endata.com/companies/41133.md) (target)

## Sources

- [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/hardware/global-wireless-communication-firm-u-blox-acquires-rigados-bluetooth-modules-business), 2019-08-05: "Rigado's Bluetooth modules business complements our already extensive portfolio and gives us access to more channels and new interesting customers in the area of smart home, wearables, as well as fitness."

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