# 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 valuing Silicon Motion at $3.8 billion, creating a combined semiconductor company.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-05-09
- Value: $3.80B
- Status: announced
- Products: NAND flash controllers, RF/analog/mixed-signal ICs
- 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

- [storagenewsletter.com](https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2023/05/09/maxlinear-definitively-acquires-silicon-motion-for-3-8-billion/), 2023-05-09: "The strategic business combination is anticipated to drive transformational scale, create a diversified technology portfolio, expand the combined company’s total addressable market, and create a highly profitable cash generating semiconductor leader."

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