Renesas Electronics acquires Dialog

Hidetoshi Shibata, President and CEO of Renesas: "The transaction represents the next step in Renesas' growth plan."

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Renesas e Dialog Semiconductor have reached an agreement on the acquisition by Renesas of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Dialog. The value of the transaction is approximately €4.9 billion.
Dialog provides mixed-signal integrated circuits for a wide range of customers in the IoT, consumer electronics, automotive and industrial end markets; the UK brand also offers BLE, WiFi and SoC systems for advanced connectivity in a wide range of applications. In particular, Dialog has a differentiated portfolio of low-power mixed-signal products, decades of experience in developing custom and configurable solutions for the world's largest customers, and expertise in low-power connectivity - all of which enhance Renesas' offerings and expand its horizons in the Internet of Things, industrial infrastructure and automotive markets. Dialog's BLE, WiFi and audio SoCs are highly complementary to Renesas' microcontroller (MCU) based solutions. The combination of Dialog's innovative low-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth SoCs with Renesas' technologies will enable the latter to further differentiate its system solution offerings and extend its presence into IoT applications for Home Automation, Smart Building and Healthcare.

"The transaction represents the next step in Renesas' growth plan," said Hidetoshi Shibata, President and CEO of Renesas. "Dialog has a strong culture of innovation, excellent customer relationships and serves fast-growing areas including IoT, industrial and automotive. Together we will accelerate innovation for customers and create sustainable value for our shareholders."

Jalal Bagherli, CEO of Dialog, added: "For several years, we have successfully implemented a diversification strategy and built a strong foundation of high-performance analog and energy-efficient mixed-signal expertise, expanded our product portfolio and applied our technologies in markets including 5G, wearables, automotive, smart home, medical and industrial IoT. This platform, combined with Renesas' computer, analog and embedded power portfolio, creates even greater growth opportunities."

Renesas' expansion path

In 2017 and 2019, Renesas acquired Intersil Corporation and Integrated Device Technology to expand its range of analog solutions and strengthen its offering of kit solutions combining MCU, SoC and analog products. At the same time as closing the IDT acquisition, it then began offering Analog + Power + Embedded Processing product combinations that help customers accelerate designs and lower time-to-market.  
 

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