Big event: ST swallowed up two companies in one go!

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STMicroelectronics has announced the signing of two M&A agreements to acquire the entire share capital of BeSpoon, a specialist design company for ultra-wideband technology, and the cellular IoT connectivity assets of Riot Micro. After the two transactions have gone through normal regulatory approval procedures, STMicroelectronics will further enhance its services in wireless connectivity technology, especially improving the product planning of STM32 microcontrollers and secure microcontrollers.

Founded in 2010, BeSpoon , located in Le Bourget du Lac, France, is a fabless semiconductor design company specializing in ultra-wideband (UWB) communication technology. The company's technology enables secure real-time indoor positioning with centimeter-level accuracy in adverse environments. The integration of this important secure positioning technology in the STM32 product portfolio will enable developers of IoT, automotive and mobile communication applications to provide services such as secure access control and accurate indoor and outdoor maps. STMicroelectronics will acquire the company's equity from TRUMPF, BeSpoon's major shareholder, and the company's founders. In addition to the transaction itself, STMicroelectronics will also establish a strategic partnership with TRUMPF for UWB tracking technology.

Riot Micro is a cellular IoT solution development company based in Vancouver, Canada, providing market-proven Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, LTE Cat-M and NB-IoT technologies to optimize system cost and power consumption. Integrating cellular communication capabilities into the STM32 portfolio will enhance the product capabilities provided by STMicroelectronics to application developers such as asset tracking, metering and fleet management services.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

There is a lot to look forward to in the future. Let's see if there are any features you need. What do you think of this acquisition?

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freebsder

The more you buy, the better. Sooner or later, Huawei will buy back TI, ADI, ST, and Infineon.

led2015

Under the pressure of market competition, the big crocodiles will eat up all the small fish sooner or later.

qwqwqw2088

Integration leads to optimization.

The problem is that integration is not necessarily a bad thing.

dcexpert

qwqwqw2088 posted on 2020-7-22 07: 34Integration can lead to optimization, but the problem is that integration is not necessarily a bad thing.

Many times, acquisitions are not made for technical reasons, which results in the gradual fading of the acquired technology. Look at Freescale and Atmel now.