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Benzinga
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Anusuya Lahiri

Why Silicon Motion Tech Shares Are Popping Today

  • MaxLinear, Inc (NASDAQ:MXLhas agreed to acquire fellow chipmaker Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) for $114.34 per ADS in cash and stock. 
  • The price represents a 48% premium to the undisturbed market value as of April 22, 2022, in cash and stock transaction, valuing Silicon Motion at $3.8 billion.
  • Silicon Motion makes NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices. It also supplies data centers and specialized industrial and automotive solid-state drives. The company reported a net income of $60.6 million for the December 31 quarter, up 9.4% sequentially.
  • Taiwan-based Media Tek Inc (OTC:MDTKF) was also interested in bidding for Silicon Motion, Bloomberg reports
  • Silicon Motion has been working with advisers and holding talks with potential suitors amid takeover interest.
  • Price Action: SIMO shares traded higher by 19.60% at $97.15 in the premarket on the last check Thursday.
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