US EditionTexas Instruments to buy Silicon Labs in $7.5 billion deal
Texas Instruments will acquire Silicon Labs to integrate wireless technology and bring chip manufacturing in-house, targeting industrial customers and leveraging 1,500 patents.
- Texas Instruments announced Wednesday it will acquire Austin-based Silicon Labs in a definitive all-cash deal for $231 per share, about $7.5 billion.
- The deal complements Dallas-based Texas Instruments' embedded processing and analog chips, expanding product breadth, while Haviv Ilan said `Silicon Labs' leading embedded wireless connectivity portfolio enhances our technology and IP`.
- Investor materials highlight engineering intensity and patents as Silicon Labs recorded $785 million revenue in 2025, with 70% engineering staff, over 1,500 wireless patents, and 85% industrial customers.
- The companies expect the transaction to close in 2027 subject to approvals, and Texas Instruments plans to shift chip production to its $30 billion Sherman factory, funding the deal with cash and arranged debt.
- The acquisition is TI's largest since 2011, pairing an integrated device manufacturer with a fabless chip designer and promising growth enhanced by TI's manufacturing and channel reach.
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Texas Instruments is spending $7.5 billion to buy Austin-based tech firm Silicon Labs to extend its chips enterprise. The pair reached a definitive acquisition agreement announced Wednesday, an all-cash transaction that would grant Silicon Labs shareholders $231 per share. The deal is expected to close in 2027 pending regulatory and shareholder approval. Silicon Labs is a fabless chip maker, meaning it designs but outsources the manufacturing of…
Texas Instruments Strikes $7.5 Billion Deal to Buy Silicon Labs
Texas Instruments Inc. has reached an agreement to buy the US chip firm Silicon Laboratories Inc. for about $7.5 billion, deepening its exposure to several long-standing markets for chips including the home appliance, power, industrial and medical-device sectors.
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