Lower Spend Concentration + Accelerating posture
Semiconductors, Electronic Hardware & Components
Lower Spend Concentration + Accelerating · $530.6B disclosed spend · led by Bolt On plays · activity accelerating across 191 public buyers.
Priority acquirers add scarce IP, product sockets, component depth, test capability, or manufacturing reach that can be sold through existing technical channels.
Disclosed acquisition spend is below the atlas median HHI (576), while recent activity is accelerating.
Public buyers
191
105 core (10+)
Recorded buys
1,736
200 last 3 yrs
Disclosed spend
$530.6B
$118.8B recent
Matched issuers
284
2 segments
Strategy fingerprint
How this market gets bought
Spend-weighted strategy mix from public buyers' 10-K language. Each archetype shows the buyers who lead it.
Tuck In
1% mix
Small additive deals folded directly into the existing business.
- Amphenol Corp.APH66
- 3d Systems CorporationDDD52
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc.MLAB31
- Vishay Intertechnology Inc.VSH22
- Ageagle Aerial Systems Inc.UAVS17
- ON Semiconductor CorporationON16
“We are taking an aggressive approach of nurturing strong organic growth, identifying opportunities for growth through acquisition”
IIOT-OXYS, Inc. (ITOX) · FY2019
Bolt On
20% mix
Mid-sized acquisitions extending the existing product or service core.
- Trimble Inc.TRMB102
- Qualcomm Inc.QCOM83
- Amphenol Corp.APH66
- Arrow Electronics, Inc.ARW57
- 3d Systems CorporationDDD52
- Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY43
“We continually evaluate potential mergers and acquisitions that align with our business portfolio strategy.”
Fortive Corporation (FTV) · FY2024
Platform
19% mix
Foundational deals establishing a new platform or business line.
- Trimble Inc.TRMB102
- Intel Corp.INTC97
- Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY43
- HP Inc.HPQ37
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc.MLAB31
- KLA CorporationKLAC23
“With our acquisition of Mellanox, we strengthened our end-to-end expertise in data center architectures”
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) · FY2021
Geographic Expansion
19% mix
Buying density or new geographies to extend the footprint.
- Trimble Inc.TRMB102
- Intel Corp.INTC97
- Qualcomm Inc.QCOM83
- Amphenol Corp.APH66
- Arrow Electronics, Inc.ARW57
- 3d Systems CorporationDDD52
“The Company believes that the industry in which it operates is highly fragmented and continues to provide significant opportunities for strategic acquisitions.”
Amphenol Corp. (APH) · FY2025
Horizontal Consolidation
17% mix
Acquiring direct competitors to consolidate the market.
- Intel Corp.INTC97
- Amphenol Corp.APH66
- Arrow Electronics, Inc.ARW57
- Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY43
- TE Connectivity PLCTEL39
- Vishay Intertechnology Inc.VSH22
“Consolidations and restructuring in our supplier base and equipment fabricators related to our raw materials purchases or the manufacturing equipment we use to fabricate our products may result in adverse changes in pricing due to reduced competition and shortages of equipment and spare parts.”
TTM Technologies, Inc. (TTMI) · FY2025
Vertical Integration
4% mix
Adding upstream or downstream capability inside the value chain.
- Trimble Inc.TRMB102
- Amphenol Corp.APH66
- 3d Systems CorporationDDD52
- Corning Inc.GLW18
- Coherent Corp.COHR15
- Stratasys Ltd.SSYS11
“Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation— The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vanguard Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.”
Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited (GSTX) · FY2013
Technology Acquisition
16% mix
Buying products, IP, or engineering depth for capability gain.
- Trimble Inc.TRMB102
- Intel Corp.INTC97
- Qualcomm Inc.QCOM83
- Arrow Electronics, Inc.ARW57
- 3d Systems CorporationDDD52
- Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY43
“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.”
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) · FY2022
Talent Acquisition
5% mix
Acquisitions led by team or human-capital rationale.
Buyer landscape
Disclosed buyer scale by annual spend
Each bubble is a top public buyer with disclosed acquisition spend. X = average disclosed spend per active year. Y = total disclosed spend. Midlines are buyer medians. Color = dominant strategy archetype.
| Buyer | Dominant play | Disclosed spend | Spend / yr | Buys | 3-yr spend trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc.AVGO | Horizontal Consolidation | $83.8B | $12B | 16 | Accelerating +366% |
| Intel Corp.INTC | Platform | $46.1B | $3.1B | 97 | Winding down $1B → $100K |
| Dell Technologies Inc.DELL | N/A | $42.4B | $4.7B | 1 | Cooling -59% |
| HP Inc.HPQ | Geographic Expansion | $19.5B | $1.1B | 37 | Accelerating +122% |
| Qualcomm Inc.QCOM | Technology Acquisition | $18.8B | $1.1B | 83 | Cooling -84% |
| Western Digital CorporationWDC | Geographic Expansion | $18.7B | $1.7B | 5 | Paused $22M prior |
| Amphenol Corp.APH | Geographic Expansion | $13.9B | $730M | 66 | Accelerating +278% |
| Fortive CorporationFTV | Bolt On | $13B | $1.3B | 18 | Cooling -30% |
| Microchip Technology IncorporatedMCHP | Bolt On | $12.7B | $1.3B | 7 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Nvidia Corp.NVDA | Platform | $12.3B | $1B | 7 | Cooling -70% |
| Entegris, Inc.ENTG | Geographic Expansion | $11.4B | $946M | 8 | Accelerating +50% |
| TE Connectivity PLCTEL | Geographic Expansion | $10.5B | $698M | 39 | Accelerating +362% |
| Red Cat Holdings, Inc.RCAT | Talent Acquisition | $10.1B | $2.5B | 6 | Winding down $2B → $14M |
| Mobix Labs, Inc.MOBX | Technology Acquisition | $9.5B | $4.8B | 3 | New cycle $9.5B recent |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD | Technology Acquisition | $8.4B | $1.2B | 9 | Accelerating +58% |
| Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY | Bolt On | $7.8B | $436M | 43 | Cooling -75% |
| Stratasys Ltd.SSYS | Bolt On | $7.8B | $864M | 11 | New cycle $6.2B recent |
| Canon Inc.CAJFF | Geographic Expansion | $7.3B | $2.4B | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Trimble Inc.TRMB | Geographic Expansion | $7.2B | $399M | 102 | Accelerating +264% |
| Qorvo, Inc.QRVO | Platform | $6.7B | $834M | 5 | Winding down $993M → $84M |
| LAM Research CorporationLRCX | Bolt On | $6.3B | $787M | 6 | New cycle $120M recent |
| ON Semiconductor CorporationON | Geographic Expansion | $6.3B | $417M | 16 | Cooling -83% |
| One Stop Systems, Inc.OSS | Technology Acquisition | $6B | $3B | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Coherent Corp.COHR | Bolt On | $6B | $425M | 15 | Winding down $4B → $39M |
| Itron, Inc.ITRI | Technology Acquisition | $5.6B | $696M | 9 | New cycle $365M recent |
| Keysight Technologies, Inc.KEYS | Technology Acquisition | $5.5B | $554M | 14 | Accelerating +615% |
| MaxLinear, Inc.MXL | Technology Acquisition | $5.2B | $576M | 8 | Winding down $4.5B → $26M |
| Flex Ltd.FLEX | Geographic Expansion | $4.8B | $269M | 5 | Steady -25% |
| Micron Technology Inc.MU | Platform | $4.8B | $531M | 10 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Acorn Energy, Inc.ACFN | Platform | $4.4B | $885M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| MicroVision, Inc.MVIS | Technology Acquisition | $4.1B | $1.4B | 2 | Winding down $4.1B → $18M |
| Semtech CorporationSMTC | Geographic Expansion | $4.1B | $375M | 14 | Accelerating +106% |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc.SWKS | Technology Acquisition | $3.8B | $384M | 13 | Paused $2.8B prior |
| KLA CorporationKLAC | Geographic Expansion | $3.7B | $338M | 23 | Winding down $549M → $33M |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plcSTX | Horizontal Consolidation | $3.7B | $462M | 7 | New cycle $7M recent |
| Marvell Technology, Inc.MRVL | Bolt On | $3.7B | $1.2B | N/A | Winding down $3.7B → $10M |
| Vishay Intertechnology Inc.VSH | Geographic Expansion | $3.6B | $300M | 22 | New cycle $2.9B recent |
| Arrow Electronics, Inc.ARW | Bolt On | $3.4B | $240M | 57 | New cycle $400K recent |
| Sensata Technologies Holding PLCST | Bolt On | $3.2B | $395M | 11 | Paused $1.4B prior |
| NetApp, Inc.NTAP | Technology Acquisition | $3.1B | $223M | 16 | Cooling -39% |
| Apple Inc.AAPL | N/A | $2.9B | $320M | 1 | Paused $308M prior |
| Onto Innovation Inc.ONTO | Bolt On | $2.8B | $280M | 11 | Cooling -58% |
| Sony Group CorporationSONY | Bolt On | $2.7B | $210M | 6 | Cooling -86% |
| Quantum Corp.QMCO | Bolt On | $2.6B | $319M | 4 | Winding down $2B → $3M |
| TTM Technologies, Inc.TTMI | Horizontal Consolidation | $2.4B | $268M | 8 | Steady +0% |
| Analog Devices, Inc.ADI | Geographic Expansion | $2.3B | $227M | 11 | Steady -50% (count) |
| STMicroelectronics N.V.STM | Horizontal Consolidation | $2.2B | $246M | 6 | Paused $113M prior |
| Jabil Inc.JBL | Geographic Expansion | $2B | $135M | 13 | Accelerating +34% |
| Celestica Inc.CLS | Geographic Expansion | $2B | $155M | 9 | Cooling -37% |
| Applied Materials Inc.AMAT | Bolt On | $1.9B | $114M | 13 | Cooling -88% |
| Synaptics IncorporatedSYNA | Technology Acquisition | $1.9B | $189M | 8 | Cooling -69% |
| Wolfspeed, Inc.WOLF | Bolt On | $1.6B | $156M | 8 | Steady +0% (count) |
| ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.ASX | Geographic Expansion | $1.5B | $186M | 6 | Winding down $867M → $40M |
| Quantum Computing Inc.QUBT | N/A | $1.4B | $720M | 1 | Winding down $1.4B → $83M |
| Graphene & Solar Technologies LimitedGSTX | Vertical Integration | $1.4B | $701M | 2 | New cycle $710M recent |
| Diodes Inc.DIOD | Geographic Expansion | $1.3B | $95M | 10 | Steady -24% |
| Teradyne, Inc.TER | Bolt On | $1.3B | $127M | 12 | New cycle $144M recent |
| Vontier CorporationVNT | Bolt On | $1.2B | $414M | 6 | Winding down $1.2B → $11M |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V.NXPI | Horizontal Consolidation | $1.2B | $309M | 3 | New cycle $1.2B recent |
| Garmin Ltd.GRMN | Bolt On | $1.1B | $58M | 29 | Accelerating +88% |
| 3d Systems CorporationDDD | Bolt On | $1.1B | $99M | 52 | Winding down $236M → $7M |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.MTSI | N/A | $1.1B | $117M | 12 | New cycle $173M recent |
| Esco Technologies Inc.ESE | Bolt On | $1.1B | $117M | 6 | Accelerating +204% |
| Silicon Laboratories Inc.SLAB | Technology Acquisition | $1B | $75M | 12 | Paused $317M prior |
| Kyocera Corp.KYOCF | Geographic Expansion | $1B | $174M | 21 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Arista Networks, Inc.ANET | Technology Acquisition | $1B | $171M | 9 | Cooling -52% |
| BEL Fuse Inc.BELFA | Bolt On | $1B | $77M | 15 | New cycle $725M recent |
| Novanta Inc.NOVT | Geographic Expansion | $987M | $82M | 19 | Steady -17% |
| Logitech International S.a.LOGI | Technology Acquisition | $920M | $71M | 10 | Winding down $151M → $500K |
| Mesa Laboratories, Inc.MLAB | Bolt On | $914M | $61M | 31 | Cooling -87% |
| Texas Instruments IncorporatedTXN | N/A | $893M | $893M | 1 | Paused $893M prior |
| Ebang International Holdings Inc.EBON | N/A | $874M | $437M | N/A | New cycle $874M recent |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc.CRUS | Technology Acquisition | $833M | $104M | 9 | Paused $277M prior |
| Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.UCTT | N/A | $739M | $74M | 13 | New cycle $193M recent |
| Cohu, Inc.COHU | Geographic Expansion | $738M | $92M | 8 | New cycle $561M recent |
| Littelfuse Inc.LFUS | Geographic Expansion | $733M | $56M | 18 | Accelerating +678% |
| Lattice Semiconductor CorpLSCC | Platform | $707M | $177M | 5 | Paused $68M prior |
| CTS CorporationCTS | Geographic Expansion | $701M | $70M | 12 | Cooling -30% |
| Ouster, Inc.OUST | Technology Acquisition | $697M | $174M | 3 | Accelerating +635% |
| Nlight, Inc.LASR | N/A | $683M | $137M | 3 | New cycle $664M recent |
| Cognex CorporationCGNX | Technology Acquisition | $663M | $133M | 10 | New cycle $315M recent |
| Infineon Technologies AGIFNNF | Bolt On | $644M | $322M | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Rambus Inc.RMBS | Bolt On | $640M | $71M | 14 | Paused $113M prior |
| Asml Holding NVASML | Technology Acquisition | $630M | $126M | 6 | Paused $597M prior |
| Veeco Instruments Inc.VECO | Bolt On | $627M | $70M | 8 | New cycle $30M recent |
| DarkPulse, Inc.DPLS | N/A | $583M | $292M | 1 | Winding down $583M → $100K |
| Focus Universal Inc.FCUV | Platform | $550M | $550M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.MINBY | Bolt On | $495M | $495M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| United Microelectronics CorporationUMC | Geographic Expansion | $477M | $119M | N/A | Paused $429M prior |
| Ichor Holdings, Ltd.ICHR | Geographic Expansion | $474M | $79M | 7 | Paused $274M prior |
| Everpure, Inc.P | Technology Acquisition | $474M | $95M | 3 | Accelerating +418% |
| Methode Electronics, Inc.MEI | Bolt On | $449M | $45M | 11 | New cycle $249M recent |
| Sanmina CorporationSANM | Geographic Expansion | $442M | $44M | 7 | Paused $29M prior |
| LSI Industries Inc.LYTS | Geographic Expansion | $436M | $44M | 9 | Cooling -56% |
| OSI Systems, Inc.OSIS | Bolt On | $421M | $25M | 8 | Steady -11% |
| Allegro Microsystems, Inc.ALGM | Technology Acquisition | $413M | $207M | 3 | New cycle $412M recent |
| Badger Meter, Inc.BMI | N/A | $410M | $27M | 17 | Accelerating +174% |
| Penguin Solutions, Inc.PENG | Geographic Expansion | $367M | $92M | 5 | Accelerating +497% |
| Ambarella, Inc.AMBA | Technology Acquisition | $367M | $122M | 1 | Paused $307M prior |
| IPG Photonics Corp.IPGP | Bolt On | $329M | $25M | 11 | Accelerating +2700% |
| US Nuclear Corp.UCLE | N/A | $314M | $157M | N/A | New cycle $31M recent |
| SiTime CorporationSITM | N/A | $298M | $149M | N/A | New cycle $298M recent |
| Richardson Electronics, Ltd.RELL | Geographic Expansion | $287M | $41M | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Lifeloc Technologies, Inc.LCTC | Geographic Expansion | $268M | $67M | 3 | Paused $266M prior |
| Pixelworks, Inc.PXLW | Technology Acquisition | $253M | $84M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Universal Electronics Inc.UEIC | Technology Acquisition | $240M | $30M | 4 | Paused $100K prior |
| Nova Ltd.NVMI | Horizontal Consolidation | $239M | $48M | 3 | Cooling -26% |
| MKS Inc.MKSI | Geographic Expansion | $231M | $19M | 13 | Cooling -88% |
| GoPro, Inc.GPRO | N/A | $213M | $43M | 5 | New cycle $26M recent |
| Turtle Beach CorporationTBCH | Geographic Expansion | $209M | $42M | 3 | Accelerating +3092% |
| Camtek Ltd.CAMT | Geographic Expansion | $206M | $69M | 3 | New cycle $205M recent |
| Sonos, Inc.SONO | Talent Acquisition | $199M | $66M | 4 | Paused $199M prior |
| Scientific Industries, Inc.SCND | Technology Acquisition | $193M | $39M | 5 | Paused $8M prior |
| Universal Display CorporationOLED | Technology Acquisition | $185M | $46M | 1 | New cycle $116M recent |
| Vishay Precision Group, Inc.VPG | Vertical Integration | $167M | $33M | 6 | Paused $47M prior |
| Xperi Inc.XPER | N/A | $153M | $77M | N/A | Accelerating +104% |
| Nextpower Inc.NXT | Bolt On | $152M | $152M | 3 | New cycle $152M recent |
| InTest CorporationINTT | N/A | $135M | $17M | 8 | Accelerating +193% |
| Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.KLIC | Bolt On | $130M | $13M | 9 | Accelerating +43% |
| Corsair Gaming, Inc.CRSR | Bolt On | $127M | $21M | 9 | Accelerating +295% |
| indie Semiconductor, Inc.INDI | Geographic Expansion | $125M | $31M | 7 | New cycle $116M recent |
| Amtech Systems, Inc.ASYS | Geographic Expansion | $117M | $13M | 10 | Accelerating +1437% |
| AstroNova, Inc.ALOT | Bolt On | $107M | $11M | 9 | New cycle $53M recent |
| Nano Dimension Ltd.NNDM | Bolt On | $106M | $53M | 5 | New cycle $106M recent |
| ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.IMOS | N/A | $90M | $30M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| SkyWater Technology, Inc.SKYT | Geographic Expansion | $87M | $87M | 1 | New cycle $87M recent |
| Plexus Corp.PLXS | Geographic Expansion | $82M | $21M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Peraso Inc.PRSO | Technology Acquisition | $67M | $11M | 3 | Paused $38M prior |
| Allient Inc.ALNT | Bolt On | $66M | $6M | 15 | Cooling -68% |
| Identiv, Inc.INVE | Bolt On | $66M | $8M | 9 | Paused $39M prior |
| Rogers CorporationROG | Bolt On | $61M | $7M | 7 | Paused $26M prior |
| Ageagle Aerial Systems Inc.UAVS | Bolt On | $55M | $14M | 17 | Paused $45M prior |
| Transact Technologies Inc.TACT | N/A | $54M | $27M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Autoscope Technologies Corp.AATC | Technology Acquisition | $51M | $10M | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Corning Inc.GLW | Geographic Expansion | $49M | $4M | 18 | New cycle $100K recent |
| Ceva, Inc.CEVA | Bolt On | $48M | $12M | 5 | Accelerating +205% |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor LimitedAOSL | Geographic Expansion | $43M | $22M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Wisekey International Holding S.A.WKEY | N/A | $43M | $21M | N/A | Paused $2M prior |
| Mind Technology, Inc.MIND | Geographic Expansion | $31M | $4M | 6 | Paused $5M prior |
| Quarta-Rad, Inc.QURT | N/A | $30M | $30M | N/A | Paused $30M prior |
| Astera Labs, Inc.ALAB | Horizontal Consolidation | $29M | $29M | 1 | New cycle $29M recent |
| Kulr Technology Group, Inc.KULR | Technology Acquisition | $25M | $12M | 1 | Accelerating +500% |
| Daktronics, Inc.DAKT | Geographic Expansion | $24M | $3M | 9 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Genasys Inc.GNSS | Technology Acquisition | $24M | $6M | 7 | Cooling -65% |
| Lightpath Technologies Inc.LPTH | Bolt On | $24M | $6M | 3 | New cycle $19M recent |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc.MPWR | Horizontal Consolidation | $21M | $7M | 3 | New cycle $9M recent |
| Valens Semiconductor Ltd.VLN | N/A | $19M | $10M | 2 | New cycle $19M recent |
| Nortech Systems IncorporatedNSYS | Bolt On | $19M | $3M | 6 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Usbc, Inc.USBC | Platform | $18M | $6M | 8 | New cycle $15M recent |
| Ionq, Inc.IONQ | Bolt On | $18M | $4M | 8 | Accelerating +2025% |
| FormFactor, Inc.FORM | Horizontal Consolidation | $17M | $2M | 8 | Cooling -80% |
| GSI Technology, Inc.GSIT | Technology Acquisition | $16M | $5M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Wallbox N.V.WBX | Geographic Expansion | $15M | $8M | 1 | New cycle $15M recent |
| Kopin CorporationKOPN | Technology Acquisition | $14M | $2M | 6 | Steady +0% (count) |
| LGL Group Inc.LGL | Bolt On | $12M | $4M | 5 | New cycle $3M recent |
| Neonode Inc.NEON | Technology Acquisition | $12M | $12M | 1 | Steady -100% (count) |
| Benchmark Electronics, Inc.BHE | Bolt On | $11M | $2M | 6 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Aehr Test SystemsAEHR | N/A | $11M | $11M | 1 | New cycle $11M recent |
| SEALSQ CorpLAES | N/A | $11M | $11M | 1 | New cycle $11M recent |
| Poet Technologies Inc.POET | N/A | $11M | $11M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| LG Display Co., Ltd.LPL | N/A | $10M | $3M | 2 | New cycle $5M recent |
| Track Group, Inc.TRCK | Bolt On | $10M | $3M | 10 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Photronics, Inc.PLAB | Horizontal Consolidation | $9M | $9M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Silicon Motion Technology CorporationSIMO | Geographic Expansion | $8M | $2M | 4 | Paused $100K prior |
| Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc.AITX | Bolt On | $8M | $3M | 5 | Steady +0% (count) |
| KEY Tronic CorporationKTCC | Geographic Expansion | $8M | $8M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Frequency Electronics, Inc.FEIM | Bolt On | $8M | $3M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Interlink Electronics, Inc.LINK | Bolt On | $7M | $2M | 1 | Accelerating +206% |
| Solitron Devices, Inc.SODI | N/A | $7M | $2M | 2 | Cooling -40% |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.GFS | N/A | $5M | $3M | 4 | New cycle $5M recent |
| Arteris, Inc.AIP | Technology Acquisition | $5M | $2M | 3 | Accelerating +94% |
| Amkor Technology, Inc.AMKR | Geographic Expansion | $4M | $1M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Zepp Health Corp.ZEPP | N/A | $4M | $2M | N/A | Accelerating +1167% |
| Power Integrations, Inc.POWI | Technology Acquisition | $3M | $425K | 6 | New cycle $200K recent |
| Viewbix Inc.QXL | Bolt On | $3M | $2M | 2 | New cycle $3M recent |
| FabrinetFN | N/A | $3M | $2M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Himax Technologies, Inc.HIMX | Technology Acquisition | $3M | $660K | 6 | Paused $100K prior |
| SemiLEDs CorpLEDS | Geographic Expansion | $3M | $2M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc.SMCI | N/A | $3M | $1M | 1 | New cycle $3M recent |
| Vuzix CorporationVUZI | Technology Acquisition | $2M | $2M | 1 | Paused $2M prior |
| Electro Sensors Inc.ELSE | N/A | $2M | $1M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Data I/o CorporationDAIO | Technology Acquisition | $2M | $2M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Blacksky Technology Inc.BKSY | Platform | $2M | $850K | 1 | New cycle $2M recent |
| Vicor CorporationVICR | Bolt On | $2M | $2M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.RIME | Technology Acquisition | $1M | $1M | 1 | New cycle $1M recent |
| IIOT-OXYS, Inc.ITOX | Tuck In | $1M | $1M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd.TSEM | Bolt On | $800K | $800K | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Navitas Semiconductor CorporationNVTS | Geographic Expansion | $700K | $700K | 1 | Paused $700K prior |
| Advantest Corp.ADTTF | Horizontal Consolidation | $500K | $500K | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Wrap Technologies, Inc.WRAP | Technology Acquisition | $200K | $200K | 4 | Paused $200K prior |
| MicroCloud Hologram Inc.HOLO | N/A | $100K | $100K | 1 | New cycle $100K recent |
Playbook theatre
The language of consolidation, by archetype
Direct sentences from public buyers' 10-K filings, grouped by the strategy they describe.
“We continually evaluate potential mergers and acquisitions that align with our business portfolio strategy.”
“The acquisition of Coherent, Inc. (“Legacy Coherent”), one of the world’s leading providers of laser and optics-based product solutions, closed on July 1, 2022.”
“Applied's primary reasons for this acquisition were to complement existing product offerings and to provide opportunities for future growth.”
“Sony actively engages in acquisitions, joint ventures, capital expenditures and other strategic investments to acquire new technologies, efficiently develop new businesses and enhance its business competitiveness.”
“consolidating and streamlining sales, marketing and corporate operations;”
“Our acquisition strategy is focused on businesses that complement our existing portfolio and those that expand our global presence further into life sciences tools and critical quality control solutions markets for regulated applications.”
Submarkets
Where the cadence lives
Activity intensity, lead buyers, and footprint per segment within this market.
Semiconductors & Chip Platforms
677Analog, logic, sensor, power, RF, memory, equipment, and chip-design platforms.
Buyers
82
Core
48
Spend
$284.3B
2006–2025 · last year 41
Electronic Components & Hardware
1,072Connectors, meters, embedded hardware, printed electronics, specialty devices, and component platforms.
Buyers
108
Core
57
Spend
$246.3B
2006–2025 · last year 48
Accelerators
Recent 3-yr cadence above prior
Broadcom Inc.AVGO
Horizontal Consolidation
+366%
$51.8B vs $11.1B
Mobix Labs, Inc.MOBX
Technology Acquisition
$9.5B recent
$9.5B vs N/A
Amphenol Corp.APH
Geographic Expansion
+278%
$6.9B vs $1.8B
Stratasys Ltd.SSYS
Bolt On
$6.2B recent
$6.2B vs $50M
Entegris, Inc.ENTG
Geographic Expansion
+50%
$6B vs $4B
TE Connectivity PLCTEL
Geographic Expansion
+362%
$3.1B vs $667M
Coolers
Recent 3-yr cadence below prior
Nvidia Corp.NVDA
Platform
-70%
$2.6B vs $8.8B
Qualcomm Inc.QCOM
Technology Acquisition
-84%
$997M vs $6.2B
MaxLinear, Inc.MXL
Technology Acquisition
$4.5B → $26M
$26M vs $4.5B
MicroVision, Inc.MVIS
Technology Acquisition
$4.1B → $18M
$18M vs $4.1B
Coherent Corp.COHR
Bolt On
$4B → $39M
$39M vs $4B
Teledyne Technologies Inc.TDY
Bolt On
-75%
$945M vs $3.9B
Trajectory
20 years of cadence and spend
Annual recorded buys and disclosed spend across the matched buyer set.