Top 10 Acquisitions of 2011
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 23 December 2011, 01:55 IST
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5. Texas instruments invests with National Semiconductors

Transaction Value: $6.5 billion

Texas Instruments  remarkable acquisition of Nation Semiconductors to increase the production of analog processors became a reality this September. National Semiconductor which an equivalent competitor for Texas instruments  will increase the gain in their market shares help to deliver more.

 

6.  Applied material pumps in $4.9bn on Varian

Transaction Value -$4.9 billion

Applied materials has agreed for the compensation for the solar panels and LED’s manufactured by Varian. The main aim of Applied materials is to manufacture equipments for computer chips. This deal was completed  in November.