SUNNYVALE, CA– April 12, 2010 - Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Teridian Semiconductor Corporation for approximately $315 million in cash.
Teridian is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Irvine, California. It is a major supplier to 3 of the top 4 major meter manufacturers in the U.S. and to over 50 meter manufacturers globally.
Teridian’s deep system knowledge and strong customer relationships enables Maxim to address the different specifications required of Smart Meters in all regions throughout the world.
Teridian’s key technical differentiator is its innovative architecture which delivers the most accurate power measurement over the widest dynamic range. To optimize time-to-market and reduce cost, meter manufacturers will continue to demand increasing levels of integration and complete system-level solutions. Maxim’s demonstrated ability to combine multiple mixed signal functions will be extremely synergistic in producing highly-integrated SoCs and complete system solutions that meet these requirements.
Smart Meter units using both SoC and multi-chip solutions are estimated to grow 10% annually through 2014. Since SoC based implementations are estimated to go from approximately one third of Smart Meters to a substantial majority over that same period, the demand for SoCs will increase at a much faster pace. Maxim projects its serviceable available market (SAM) for the energy measurement portion of Smart Meters to reach $380 million by 2014. In addition, the Company estimates an additional $375 million of SAM in fiscal year 2014 for other Maxim support and communications products used in Smart Meters and related Smart Grid applications.
Maxim CEO Tunc Doluca remarked, “Global Smart Grid investment is essential to use power plants and transmission networks more efficiently. Energy measurement and grid communications are key components of the smart grid and necessitate the deployment of new electronic meters to replace older meters worldwide. The addition of the Teridian team and product line to Maxim will significantly accelerate our penetration in this fast-developing market and will help us maintain our balanced business model.”
Teridian CEO, Jerry Fitch commented “Teridian is working with manufacturers to enable the global trend toward improving energy efficiency and conservation via ubiquitous energy measurement. As part of Maxim, we will be able to provide more comprehensive solutions to these customers.”
About Maxim
Maxim Integrated Products is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance semiconductor products. The Company was founded over 27 years ago with the mission to deliver innovative analog and mixed-signal engineering solutions that add value to its customers' products. To date, it has developed over 6300 products serving the industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets.
Maxim reported revenue in excess of $1.6 billion for fiscal 2009. A Fortune 1000 company, Maxim is included in the Nasdaq 100, the Russell 1000, and the MSCI USA indices. For more information, go to www.maxim-ic.com.
About Teridian Semiconductor
Teridian Semiconductor Corp. is a fabless mixed-signal semiconductor company focused on electricity metering and energy measurement for the smart grid. Its primary investor is Golden Gate Capital, a global private equity firm with over $8 billion of capital under management. Its investors include leading educational endowments, nonprofit foundations, and selected financial institutions and entrepreneurs. The firm's charter is to invest in change-intensive and growth oriented situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. For more information, visit www.goldengatecap.com.