Microsemi Corporation is a manufacturer of qualified high reliability defense, security, aerospace, enterprise, communications, alternative energy, and industrial products for power-related applications. Major products offered by Microsemi are high-performance, high-reliability analog devices, mixed-signal and RF integrated circuits, customizable system-on-chips (cSoC), FPGAs, and complete subsystems.

Company Growth

Since Microsemi was incorporated in 1960, the company has experienced a history of steady growth and profitable operations. With an ever-increasing suite of product offerings and expansion strategies executed over several decades, Microsemi has also successfully integrated several acquisitions. These include:

In October 2011 Microsemi acquired Zarlink Semiconductor http://www.zarlink.com

In July 2011 Microsemi acquired ASIC Advantage Inc. http://www.asicadvantage.com

In June 2011 Microsemi acquired Brijot Imaging Systems Inc. http://www.brijot.com

In May 2011 Microsemi acquired AML Communications Inc. http://www.amlj.com

In November 2010 Microsemi acquired Actel

Actel

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 Corporation

In September 2010, the Company acquired VT Silicon and Arxan Defense systems, Inc.

In April 2010, the Company acquired White Electronic Designs Corp.

In April 2009, the Company acquired the Space Level Power Products business of Spectrum Microwave, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spectrum Control, Inc.

FY 2009, Microsemi acquired Electro Module, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Babcock, Inc.

FY 2009, Microsemi acquires Endwave Corporation and Nexsem, Inc.

Manufacturing facilities

California

California

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, Arizona

Arizona

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, Oregon

Oregon

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, Florida

Florida

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, and Shanghai

Shanghai

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Major customers

Boeing

Boeing

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Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific

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Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems

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Dell

Dell

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GE

Gê

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Honeywell

Honeywell

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HP
L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications

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LG

LG

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Lockheed

Lockheed Martin

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Medtronic

Medtronic

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Raytheon

Raytheon

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Seagate

Seagate Technology

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Sony

Sony

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Samsung

Samsung

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St. Jude Medical

St. Jude Medical

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Information about some Microsemi customers can be found at http://www.microsemi.com/aboutus.asp.

External links

• Official Website
  

http://americas.enterprise-ireland.com/blog/microsemi-to-add-200-staff-in-ireland/

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/article-display/0271193752/articles/military-aerospace-electronics/executive-watch-2/2011/5/microsemi-targets.html

http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/topics/smart-grid/articles/180727-microsemi-ariane-controls-provide-fpga-technology-smart-grid.htm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41845189/ns/business-press_releases/t/microsemi-announces-smartfusion-intelligent-mixed-signal-fpgas-now-available-uclinux/