ExarThe company provides outstanding chip, software, and subsystem solutions for industrial, data communication, and storage applications. Over the past 40 years, Exar's comprehensive knowledge and leading analog, mixed signal, and digital technologies in the end-user market have enabled innovative solutions that meet the demands of global interconnectivity. Exar products cover power management and interface components, communication products, storage optimization solutions, network security, and application service processors. Exar has branches all over the world, ensuring real-time customer support to quickly drive product development. MaxLinear announced on March 31, 2017 that it would acquire IC design company Exar for $661 million in cash. This transaction includes Exar's assets and business, marking MaxLinear's expansion of its product line and market influence through this acquisition. Exar is a company focused on high-performance analog mixed signal products, which are widely used in the industrial, infrastructure, automotive, and audio/video markets. Through this acquisition, MaxLinear not only enhances its strength in RF and mixed signal semiconductor solutions, but also further consolidates its leading position in broadband communication, data centers, subways, and long-distance transportation network applications.
