Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:Â SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Conexant Systems, LLC, a technology leader in voice and audio processing solutions for the smart home.
Synaptics also announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the Multimedia Solutions Business of Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leading provider of advanced processing technology for video and audio applications, also for the smart home.
Both organizations have strong technology and market positions, and Synaptics believes the combination will immediately jumpstart its presence in the smart home market.
The acquisitions are part of Synaptics’ long term strategy to extend its human interface leadership into the consumer IoT era. With the acquisitions, Synaptics expects gross margins to be accretive immediately and to increase its total addressable market opportunity by 38 percent or $2.8 billion to $10.3 billion by 2020.
source: insemicon.com