Intel sells Altera chip unit to PE group Silver Lake
- Intel has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Altera programmable chip business to Silver Lake for $4.46 billion, announced on Monday.
- The deal values Altera at $8.75 billion, significantly lower than the $17 billion Intel paid in 2015.
- Intel will retain a 49% ownership in Altera, which will be led by Raghib Hussain after he succeeds Sandra Rivera as CEO on May 5, 2025.
- CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that the deal reflects a commitment to focus, reduce expenses, and strengthen the balance sheet.
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Intel Takes an L, Pulling Back From Chip Biz Altera
The chips are down, and Intel’s cashing out. On Monday, Intel said that it plans to sell a majority stake of chip biz Altera to buyout firm Silverlake in a deal that values Altera at about half of what the chipmaker bought it for 10 years ago. Playing Catch-up Altera specializes in a type of semiconductor called a field program gate array (FPGA) that’s used in a variety of industries including telecom, defense, and robotics. The market for FPG…
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