The first half of 2017, remained cold but the as the year progressed electronics industry has seen mega-mergers and awaited acquisitions. If we look back in 2016 and 2015 both years have appeared as the all-time high mergers and acquisition in the semiconductor industry. Due to technology advancements and investors involvement, many awaited and impactful mergers are expected in 2018. All these mergers and acquisitions will provide diversification of products and investment. The technologies will complement and enhance the era of diversified tech miracles.
Let us see 2017 Acquisitions and Mergers till the date:
| Month | Acquirer | Target/Acquired | Technology Offerings |
| March | Intel | Mobileye | Autonomous Driving
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| March | Analog Device | One Tree Microdevices | GaN Technology, RF & Microwave |
| April | Keysight Technologies | Ixia | Network Testing |
| August | Western Digital | Tegile | Object Storage For Big Data |
| August | Lam Research Corporation | Coventor | Process Integrate simulations |
| October | Astronics Corporation | Telefonix | Aerospace : Critical Equipment |
| October | Dialog Semiconductor | Silego Technology | Mixed-Signal IC
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| November | Broadcom | Brocade | Networking Solutions |
| November | Siemens | Solido Design Automation | IC |
| November | Synposys | Black Duck Software | Software Security |
| December | STMicroelectronics | Atollic | embedded |
| December | Thales | Gemalto | Digital Technologies |
| December | Silicon Labs | Sigma Designs | Smart Home: Z wave |
