Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) and IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Littelfuse will acquire all of the outstanding shares of IXYS in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction represents an equity value of approximately $750 million and enterprise value of $655 million.(1) Under the terms of the agreement,…
Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has announced the launch of its Nebula IoT Dev Kit with partners Cypress Semiconductor and Murata. Kits will be available to purchase for $99 in September 2017. The Nebula board is an IoT cloud ready board that allows developers to quickly prototype and deploy their IoT…
Avnet (NYSE: AVT) announced today that it has acquired Dragon Innovation, expanding the global distributor’s portfolio of offerings for customers as they move from design to prototype to volume production. Dragon Innovation’s proven process and deep hardware experience help customers understand manufacturing costs and schedules, find factories and manage production as they scale their businesses. “With the…