MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal
MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal was terminated, having been announced 2022-05-05 at a proposed value of $3.8B. The deal did not close. MaxLinear's planned acquisition of controller maker Silicon Motion fell apart in 2023.
Deal record from the wafergraph deals corpus · every field traces to the sources listed below · page data as of 2026-10-09
- Type
- acquisition
- Announced
- 2022-05-05
- Status
- terminated
- Value
- $3.8B
- Parties
- MaxLinear (acquirer), Silicon Motion (target)
- Source confidence
- medium
The companies involved
MaxLinear
Broadband, connectivity, and infrastructure mixed-signal chip designer. major in Networking Silicon, headquartered in United States, market cap $8.5B. 2 tracked suppliers
Silicon Motion
Leading NAND controller designer for SSDs and embedded storage. leader in Storage Controllers, headquartered in Taiwan, market cap $8.9B. 7 tracked suppliers, 8 tracked customers · supply-chain risk
Sources
Frequently asked questions3
- How much was MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal?
- MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal was valued at $3.8B.
- When was MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal announced?
- MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal was announced on 2022-05-05 and is terminated.
- Who were the parties in MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal?
- MaxLinear (acquirer), Silicon Motion (target).
Cite as: wafergraph, “MaxLinear's attempted Silicon Motion deal”, https://wafergraph.com/deal/maxlinear_siliconmotion/ (data as of 2026-10-09).
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