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> Microchip buying Atmel is almost the equivalent of Intel buying AMD in the embedded microcontroller industry. Not really. Pre-acquisition the were pretty wel
by zokier 7y ago
> Microchip buying Atmel is almost the equivalent of Intel buying AMD in the embedded microcontroller industry.
Not really. Pre-acquisition the were pretty well matched in terms of mcu market share (Microchip was bigger company due wider portfolio), and even post-acquisition they ended up being on the third place after NXP and Renesans.
http://www.icinsights.com/news/bulletins/NXP-Acquires-Freescale-Becomes-Top-MCU-Supplier-In-2016/ http://www.icinsights.com/news/bulletins/NXP-Acquires-Freesc...
- segfaultbuserr 7y agoInteresting, thanks for pointing out the fact. I was surprised to see the top supplier is NXP, those consolidations have really made NXP a much more powerful company. Back in 2010s, the tops were Renesas, Freescale, Atmel and Microchip [0]. [0] https://www.eetimes.com/despite-challenges-renesas-still-dominant-in-mcus/# https://www.eetimes.com/despite-challenges-renesas-still-dom...