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Q2 2026 Semiconductors, Electronic Hardware & Components market review

Semiconductors, Electronic Hardware & Components is cooling this window, with 200 buys in the last 3 years vs 252 prior across 191 public acquirers.

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Market thesis

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Priority acquirers add scarce IP, product sockets, component depth, test capability, or manufacturing reach that can be sold through existing technical channels.

[1] Issuer profile· 2026-04-21

Issuer signal summary. Serial acquisition history, 10-K strategy themes

[2] 10-K· 2026-02-11

FY 2025 strategy language. we continue to pursue acquisitions of high-potential companies with strong management teams that complement our existing business while further expanding our product lines, technological capabilities and geographic presence.

Buyer hierarchy

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AVGO, APH, QCOM, FTV, TEL lead the current buyer hierarchy with 1,736 recorded buys among ranked acquirers.

[1] Issuer profile· 2026-04-21

Issuer signal summary. Serial acquisition history, 10-K strategy themes

[2] 10-K· 2026-02-11

FY 2025 strategy language. we continue to pursue acquisitions of high-potential companies with strong management teams that complement our existing business while further expanding our product lines, technological capabilities and geographic presence.

[3] 10-K· 2026-02-11

FY 2024 strategy language. We continue to pursue acquisitions of high-potential companies with strong management teams that complement our existing business while further expanding our product lines, technological capabilities and geographic presence.

Filing signals

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Intel Corp.: 103 recorded buyer-side acquisition reference(s); filings read as very active buyer activity. Qualcomm Inc.: 89 recorded buyer-side acquisition reference(s); filings read as very active buyer activity. TE Connectivity PLC: Spin, divestiture, or carve-out filings point to a very active separation window. Fortive Corporation: Spin, divestiture, or carve-out filings point to a very active separation window. Trimble Inc.: 104 recorded buyer-side acquisition reference(s); filings read as very active buyer activity.

[4] 10-K

FY 2021 strategy language. The goodwill arising from the acquisition is attributed to the expected synergies and other benefits that will be generated from the combination of Intel and Moovit.

[5] 10-K

FY 2020 strategy language. The goodwill arising from the acquisition is attributed to the expected synergies and other benefits that will be generated from the combination of Intel and Moovit.

[6] 10-K

FY 2022 strategy language. The acquisition is expected to advance our IDM 2.0 strategy by accelerating our global end-to-end systems foundry business.

[7] 10-K

FY 2022 strategy language. The automotive industry is subject to long design-in time frames, long product life cycles and a high degree of regulatory and safety requirements, necessitating suppliers to the industry to comply with stringent qualification processes, very low defect rates and high reliability standards, all of which results in a significant barrier to entry and may result in increased costs.