Analog Devices will pay $1.35bn for edge AI chipmaker Alif Semiconductor
09-09-2026 15:40 via thenextweb.com

Analog Devices will pay $1.35bn for edge AI chipmaker Alif Semiconductor

Analog Devices has agreed to buy Alif Semiconductor for $1.35bn in cash, with up to $200m more contingent on performance, adding a line of microcontrollers built to run neural networks inside devices rather than send data to a data centre. The deal was announced today, and it is expected to close before the end of this […]
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