# MaxLinear to acquire Silicon Motion for $3.8 billion

MaxLinear has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Motion in a cash and stock transaction valued at $3.8 billion. The combined company will have an enterprise value of $8 billion.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-05-05
- Where: United States
- Value: $3.80B
- Status: announced
- Products: NAND flash controllers, RF and mixed-signal integrated circuits
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [MaxLinear](https://endata.com/companies/22478.md) (acquirer)
- [Silicon Motion](https://endata.com/companies/62709.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investors.maxlinear.com](https://investors.maxlinear.com/press-releases/detail/467/maxlinear-to-acquire-silicon-motion), 2022-05-05: "This acquisition is expected to be immediately and materially accretive to Operating Income, Operating Margin, Earnings per Share, and Cash Flow."

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