LSI Buys Infineon HDD Semiconductor Business
Increasing its leadership in silicon for disk drive controllers
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on March 11, 2008 at 3:07 pm
LSI Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the hard disk drive semiconductor (HDD) business of Infineon Technologies AG.
“Through the addition of the Infineon HDD business, LSI has taken another significant step toward becoming the leading worldwide provider of silicon solutions for hard disk drive makers,” said Ruediger Stroh, executive vice president and general manager, Storage Peripherals Group, LSI. “We expect the acquisition to immediately accelerate revenue with a top-tier customer, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, while enhancing our competitive position in the desktop and enterprise space.”
The agreement calls for LSI to purchase the assets and intellectual property of the Infineon HDD business, which includes product designs, related software, inventory and test equipment. LSI also will enter into additional agreements with Infineon, including intellectual property, design services, transition services, and supply agreements. The transaction is expected to close within 60 days and is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms are not being disclosed.
LSI expects the acquisition to be neutral to slightly accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share in 2008. The company expects to provide further details in April when it reports first quarter results.
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