Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. is to acquire Volterra Semiconductor Corp.
Volterra specialises in high-current, high-performance, and high-density power management solutions. The company develops highly integrated solutions primarily for the enterprise, cloud computing, communications, and networking markets.
With the accisition of Volterra, we will strengthen our position in the enterprise and communications markets,” said Tunç Doluca, Maxim’s President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxim Integrated Products.
“We add a very talented team and leading-edge proprietary technology in high-current power management solutions, which further diversifies our business model.”
“This is an attractive transaction for our employees, customers, and investors,” said Jeffrey Staszak, Volterra’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The Volterra team will expand our ability to deliver innovative and differentiated products to our customers. Joining forces with the innovative Maxim team will present exciting new opportunities for Volterra’s talented employees.”
At $9 billion, power management is currently the largest and fastest-growing product segment in the analogue market, according to Databeans. Maxim offers a broad portfolio of products for power conversion: switching regulators, linear regulators, charge pumps, digital Point-of-Load (POL) converters, and Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs), primarily in medium-to-low current applications. Volterra’s high-current technology expands our position in this growing segment of the analogue market.
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