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TI to acquire National Semiconductor for $6.5bn

The combined entity will have 17 per cent of the analogue semiconductor market

Silicon vendor Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that it is to acquire fellow semiconductor player National Semiconductor in an all-cash deal that values National at $6.5bn. TI said the deal had the unanimous approval of the boards of both companies and is expected to close in the final quarter of the year.