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Evolving landscape
of technology deals:
Semiconductor
Industry
Device deal trends
Technology Institute
August 2015
At a glance
Explaining the unique
dynamics underlying
the increase in deals
in the semiconductor
device industry
PwC 1
Executive summary
The recent explosion in M&A activity in the semiconductor industry
follows a larger trend of increased deals in the overall Technology sector.
Many of the factors affecting the overall Technology Sector such as
maturing markets and associated revenue-ASP stresses have also come
into play in the semiconductor sector. But a closer look shows that the
specific M&A route chosen by the semiconductor companies involved
in transactions varies based on three key factors: market segment focus,
the growth rate of the market segment and the size of the company. These
three key factors determine whether the underlying factor is a desire to
access new markets/customers, increase bargaining power in existing
markets or a need to close technology/product portfolio gaps. We expect
specific kinds of M&A activity to continue to occur in 2015 in each of the
key semiconductor market verticals: Automotive, Industrial, Consumer,
Computing and Communications due to the influence of the above
identified three factors. Semiconductor companies should try to take
advantage of the unique dynamics existing currently and explore
opportunities to transform their businesses through inorganic means
where possible.
PwC 2
Section 1:
US Tech sector
M&A trends
After a 2013 filled with volatility as businesses slowly rebuilt their confidence,
the US Tech M&A market picked up steam in 2014. The total deal value in
2014 reached $161B, up 61% YOY from $100B in 2013. 2014 was also a
very strong year in terms of deal volume. A total of 277 transactions were
announced in 2014, a 36% increase from 2013.
Chart 1: Quarterly deal volume and total deal value
Source: Thomson Reuters
Chart 2: 2013 vs. 2014 total deal value
Source: Thomson Reuters
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PwC 3
M&A trends across major tech sectors
Over the past four years, among the five major tech
sectors (Software, Internet, Semiconductors, Hardware
and IT Services), the Software sector and the Internet
sector continue to account for a majority of the deal
volume. The total deal value of each sector increased
dramatically in the past year except the Hardware
sector which saw a YOY decrease. The volume of
semiconductor transactions remained stable in the
past four years but the deal value increased significantly
in 2014. Larger transactions (over $1B) happened in
each of the five sectors with the Hardware sector and
Software sector leading the way with their top 5 deals
associated with over $2B in transaction value.
Chart 3: Annual deals by sector
Source: Thomson Reuters
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PwC 4
Key drivers for Tech sector M&A activities
in 2014
From a broader perspective, the improved
macroeconomic situation, build-up of cash reserves,
the availability of cheap credit and reasonably healthy
valuations are among the economic drivers behind the
increased deal volume in the Tech Sector in 2014.
Additionally, two specific factors unique to the Tech
sector also contributed to the surge in deal volume
in 2014.
Ongoing transformative technology megatrends
In the past five years there have been 131 technology
“mega deals” with a collective value of $388 billion.1
40% of these deals were driven by ongoing trends in
capabilities expansion, such as, the explosion in mobile
devices, the advent of cloud and SaaS based software
delivery, Big Data, the increasing commoditization of
hardware, and are fundamentally changing the
landscape of the technology industry. Leading Tech
companies are trying to not only keep pace with the
impact of these trends on their businesses but also take
advantage of them to create competitive differentiation
by going after strategic acquisitions that transform their
business. According to a recent survey of technology
company executives, over 60% of the deals in the last
three years are transformational versus 44% in 2011.2
1 Let’s Megadeal: Seven strategies for managing the unique
challenges of large technology acquisitions
2,3 PwC 2014 M&A Integration Survey: Looking beyond the here and
now
Maturing or shrinking core markets:
It has become abundantly clear that companies
engaged in markets that are associated with the
above identified megatrends are the ones with
significant growth prospects in the near future. In
other mature or maturing markets, the pressure to
sustain profit margins has encouraged consolidation
among key players and also led to the formation of
partnerships and alliances to gain access to new
markets, customers or technologies. Over 82% of
Technology companies stated this was a “very
important” deal objective, but less than 47% actually
achieved this goal.3 The maturing of markets has also
had the opposite effect of making companies breaking
up or spinning off key business units in an attempt to
increase focus and resources in areas which are
growing. The developments at large companies like
eBay, HP, JDSU and Symantec, all announcing plans to
split their enterprises are clear examples of this trend.
Traditional high tech industries ranging from
semiconductors to networking equipment to storage
have entered a mature phase with diminished growth
rates. As a result, many large Technology Sector
companies are finding themselves in a mature market
that has a shrinking or stable TAM.
PwC 5
Section 2:
Semiconductor
M&A trends
in 2014
The semiconductor industry in particular is in the midst of a period of
major re-alignment. The unique factors driving M&A activity in the overall
Technology sector are particularly visible in this industry. As observed in
the larger Tech Sector, both the quest to improve profitability and form
cross-value chain ecosystem partnerships has spurred consolidation in the
semiconductor industry.
The semiconductor industry in chart 4 shows the 10-year rolling average for
semiconductor growth rates, along with a trend line. As is obvious from the
figure, long-term growth has declined from around 15% annually, prior to the
year 2000, to around 5% today. Gartner expects this low-single-digit growth
rate for the industry to continue for the foreseeable future.
Chart 4: Semiconductor 10-year growth rate and trend line,
worldwide, 1984-2013
Note: Percentage Growth for each year is based on a rolling average of the previous 10 years.
Source: Gartner, Forecast Overview: Semiconductors, Worldwide 2014 Update, 30 July 2014
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PwC 6
The overall profitability in the semiconductor industry
is also expected to decrease significantly in the future.
ASPs are smaller and decreasing in many of the major
end segment/applications that are driving adoption
of semiconductor chips e.g. wearables, hand-held
mobile devices.
Chart 5 shows the ASP and Volume trends for the different devices in the semiconductor industry.
Chart 5: ASP trends for semiconductor devices
Source: SIA and RBC Capital Markets. 2015 Semiconductor Outlook.
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PwC 7
Besides the squeeze from ASP and Volumes, as shown
in chart 6, the cost of product development from design,
process and fabrication perspectives have also increased
significantly due to several factors. Though the larger
shift towards commoditization of hardware and
increase in value of software is not directly evident
all across the semiconductor industry, the influence
of the emerging megatrends has had an impact on
semiconductor industry product development
and offerings.
Chart 6: Key operational challenges faced by the semiconductor industry
Source: PwC analysis
The increasing requirement for offering enhanced
value added services to be competitive has led to a
situation where many semiconductor chipmakers are
more frequently required to co-develop hardware and
software solutions thereby increasing the complexity
and thus development costs.
Recent requirements to establish ecosystem
partnerships with players across the value chain
has required time/commitment and also led to higher
costs for chipmakers. This necessity to form ecosystem
partnerships is especially apparent in the markets
related to the emerging “Internet of Things (IoT)”
phenomenon.
Fab costs 168%
Process Dev costs 225%
Chip design costs 341%
*Morgan stanley estimate of the cost increase in shift from 65nm to 20 nm
• Increasing product cost* pressure
• Increasing complexity of
hardware-Software co-development
• Managing increasingly
complex ecosystem
Operational
challenges faced by
the semiconductor
industry
• Slowing revenue growth
• Addressing new applications,
markets, and customers
• Lower ASPs for new segments
CAGR (1985-2012) 10.1%
CAGR 2013-20181 4.3%
PwC 8
A review of the major semiconductor industry deals of 2014-15 shows that there were a variety of underlying
reasons as shown in chart 7. This is also further supported by our survey results that the top two “very important”
deal objectives for Tech companies were “access to new brands, technologies or products” (82%) and “access to new
markets” (77%).4
Chart 7: Key semiconductor deals in 2014-15, impacted market segments and major reasons
underlying deal
Deal Market segment Major reason(s)
Intel-Altera Computer Technology/Portfolio gap closure
Access to new markets/customers
NXP-Freescale Automotive
Consumer
Analog and Mixed Signal
Access to new markets/customers
Technology/Portfolio gap closure
Avago-Broadcom Communications (Mobile and IoT)
Analog and Mixed Signal
Access to new markets/customers
Technology/Portfolio gap closure
Infineon–IRT Power Electronics Access to new markets/customers
Technology/Portfolio gap closure
Intel-Axxia Networking Access to new markets/customers
Technology/Portfolio gap closure
ADI-Hittite Analog and Mixed Signal Technology/Portfolio gap closure
Increased Market Power to Drive
Pricing Advantages
Cirrus-Wolfson Analog and Mixed Signal Access to new markets/customers
RFMD-Triquint Communications (Mobile) Increased Market Power to Drive
Pricing Advantages
Qualcomm-CSR Communications (IoT) Access to new markets/customers
Technology/Portfolio gap closure
Cypress-Spansion Communications (IoT)
Consumer
Automotive
Access to new markets/customers
Increased Market Power to Drive
Pricing Advantages
Source: PwC analysis
4 PwC 2014 M&A Integration Survey: Looking beyond the here and now
PwC 9
Analysis for some of the deals listed in chart 7 show that
the underlying themes clearly align with the major
reasons listed in the chart.
The Intel-Alteral deal is expected to help Intel move
from its declining PC business into more profitable,
complementary markets. The acquisition is also well
aligned with Intel’s growth strategy and is expected to
not only accelerate FPGA transition to Intel fabs but
also expand their IP portfolio enable a new class of
products to meet customer needs in data center and IoT
market segments.
The Infineon-IRT deal is expected to help boost the
market position of the combined company in power
management, improve their roadmap into
next-generation devices, create manufacturing
synergies, strengthen their position in automotive
and electronics, and give them access to some unique
customer relationships. Cypress and Spansion have
leadership positions in specialty memory, SRAM and
NOR Flash. Spansion, after its purchase of Fujitsu’s
Microcontroller assets in 2013, has also obtained a
leading position in the automotive MCU space. The
combined entity is expected to now have the scale and
product depth to compete effectively in the embedded
markets such as automotive and industrial.
The merger of RFMD and Triquint will expand the
new company Qorvo’s RF product portfolio to cover
a wider frequency spectrum and consolidate their
market position in the mobile, infrastructure and
defense/aerospace industries. Intel acquired Axxia
to boost its position in the networking switch business.
The networking switch products that are currently in
the market use either an ARM or PowerPC based
processors. With this acquisition, Intel aims to get
access to new customers for its x86 architecture
based products.
Qualcomm announced that it will buy UK based
Cambridge Silicon Radio for $2.5 billion. CSR
was one of the pioneers in Bluetooth technology for
machine-to-machine communication. It is growing
in areas like automotive and wearable devices. Its
chips are used in products such as portable audio
speakers and Apple-owned Beats headphones. With
this acquisition, Qualcomm plans to strengthen its
position in providing critical solutions for the “Internet
of Things” market.
PwC 10
Key drivers for semiconductor industry M&A
activities in 2014:
The unique dynamics in the semiconductor industry
from an M&A perspective can be understood by looking
more closely at the market size growth rates
of the major segments: Automotive, Industrial,
Communications, Computer, and Consumer. The
expected growth rates of these market segments for
2014-2019F are shown in chart 8.
Chart 8: Growth trends for analog device sales in different market segments
Market segment 5 Yr growth rate (2014-2019F) Type of market
Automotive +11.2% Growing
Industrial +7.3%
Communications +7.2%
Computer +0.8% Slowing
Consumer +0.4%
Source: The McClean Report 2015, IC Insights
Automotive, Industrial and Communications segments will likely grow at a
significant clip in the near future. Consumer and Computer segments are expected to
slow down. Both the growing and slowing market segments have shown significant
M&A activity but the underlying reasons are different.
Growing semiconductor market segments:
Segments like Automotive, Communications, and Industrial are poised for
significant growth in the near future.
From the incorporation of increasingly sophisticated controlling electronics in
automobiles to the advent of connected cars and connected devices, the increase in
semiconductor content in automobiles and smart appliances has and will likely
continue to explode over the next few years. Similarly, in the traditional Industrial
segments, the advent of more advanced control and monitoring equipment and the
Industrial IoT phenomenon has driven an upsurge in semiconductor adoption in that
sector.
The high growth rate in these segments has caused a large number of semiconductor
chipmakers to focus on these segments leading to considerable jockeying for position
and competitive advantage. Given the large number of applications in these growing
segments, no semiconductor company has been able to dominate either the
Automotive, Communications, or Industrial segments both from a product capability
or market share perspective. The fragmentation of market share and the inability to
address a comprehensive range of applications has diminished the market power of
semiconductor companies while working with these customers.
Due to all of these reasons, four factors have created conditions ripe for consolidation
in the Automotive, Communications, and Industrial segments:
1. Technology/portfolio gap closure
2. Access to new markets and/or customers
3. Resource augmentation (to enable scaling)
4. Increased market power
PwC 11
The size and scale of the companies involved influence
whether an acquisition of a smaller competitor or a
“merger of equals” takes place. As shown in chart 9, a
distinct relationship exists between the size of the
company, the type of acquisition event and the
underlying factors.
Slowing semiconductor market segments
The Consumer and Computer segments which
historically have led the way in adoption of
semiconductor devices show all the classic signs of a
maturing market with low to negative growth rates
over the next 5 years. Apart from being associated with
a high degree of cyclicality, these markets are associated
with a stable set of customers with set buying patterns
who look at most semiconductor chips as commodity
components. The jockeying for position and competitive
advantage is even more pronounced in the slowing
market segments. As in the growing segments, no
semiconductor company has been able to dominate the
Consumer or Computing segments both from a product
capability or market share perspective. Predictably, this
has led to a situation where a large number of
chipmakers focus on a limited set of applications
creating pricing and profitability pressures and leading
to situations ideal for consolidation.
As shown in chart 10, the same underlying factors and
size factors come into play in determining the type of
M&A activity that occurs though the factors seem to be
common across companies of all sizes. One key
difference is that in the case of the slowing market
segments, larger players tend to focus on deals that help
to acquire a more comprehensive product portfolio,
with an eye on increasing market share and power
and using that to commandeer better pricing.
Impact of the “Internet of Things” on
semiconductor M&A trends
IoT represents a collection of opportunities that will
have an impact across all segment market segments.
Semiconductor companies, who look at IoT as a
potential inflection point they can leverage for
increasing their revenue growth, function as enablers of
services and technologies in the over all IoT stack by
providing types of core enabling chip products:
microprocessors, microcontrollers, wireless and
sensors/actuators.
Chart 9: M&A trends among growing semiconductor market segments
Source: PwC analysis
Chart 10: M&A Trends Among Growing Semiconductor Market Segments
Source: PwC analysis
Market
segments
Company size
Type of
M&A activity
Underlying factors
Automotive
Industrial
Communications
1. Technology/Portfolio gap closure
2. Access to new markets/customers
Acquisition of
smaller competitors
Large
Small Merger of equals
1. Resource augmentation
2. Access to new markets/customers
3. Increased market power
Market
segments
Company size
Type of
M&A activity
Underlying factors
Consumer
Computer
1. Resource augmentation
2. Access to new markets/customers
3. Increased market share
4. Increased market power
Acquisition with/
Merger of players
with complementary
portfolios
Large
Small Merger of equals
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Many semiconductor companies are beginning to
embrace IoT to drive new revenue and growth models.
As part of their efforts to establish and expand their
footprint in the IoT ecosystem, semiconductor
companies are looking to partner with companies
across the ecosystem to develop joint Go-to-Market
strategies and create IoT specific platforms and
solutions. The key to such efforts will be the ability
to offer a comprehensive portfolio of products that
encompass the four core enabling chip products
listed above. As Chart 11 shows, many of the major
semiconductor chipmakers involved in the IoT space
do not have a comprehensive portfolio of products
thus increasing the chances for potential M&A.
Chart 11: M&A trends among slowing semiconductor market segments
Source: PwC analysis
Computing Connectivity
Sensing
Companies
Processors
MCUs Wireless
8-bit 32-bit Cell Wi-Fi Blue T GPS RFID NFC Zigbee
Intel
Texas Instruments
STM
NXP
Freescale
Analog Devices
Maxim
Microchip
Atmel
Linear Tech
Semtech
Silicon Labs
IDT
Present in portfolio
Portfolio gaps
PwC 13
Section 3:
What to expect in
2015 and options
for semiconductor
companies
The profitability and growth
challenges that confronted
semiconductor companies
during 2014 will likely continue to
drive significant M&A activity in
the semiconductor segments.
Semiconductor chipmakers focused
on addressing applications in the
slowing market segments will
especially be on the lookout for
opportunities to increase their
market share and power with an
eye on reducing pricing pressures
and increasing profitability. In
the growing market segments,
opportunistic mergers and
acquisitions to gain access to new
technology, markets or customers
will provide the impetus for deals
to happen. The analog and mixed
signal market which has multiple
players focused on niche
applications within the Automotive
and Industry space could continue
to be the main arena for M&A
activities to occur in 2015.
The Internet of Things will likely
continue to provide an opportunity
for expanding their revenues again
primarily in the Automotive and
Industrial segments. Since many of
the potential customers in these two
growing segments would prefer to
obtain an end-to-end portfolio of
core enabling chip products from
one source rather than make
“best of breed” decisions,
semiconductor chip makers
targeting these segments for Internt
of Things applications would
definitely look
to close any gaps in their existing
product portfolio. We expect these
portfolio gap closures to be made
primarily through inorganic,
acquisitive methods given the
longer time and more expensive
effort associated with building
product organically in-house.
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Section 4:
How should
semiconductor
companies take
advantage of the
current boom in
M&A activities?
Semiconductor companies should
carry out a strategic review of
their options to determine business
value drivers, compare these with
key competitors and establish a
comprehensive list of strategic
imperatives e.g. scaling the
company, entering new markets,
closing portfolio gaps, increasing
market share and power, augment
resources. Based on the defined
imperatives, companies should
identify potential merger or
transformational acquisition
opportunities and estimate
possible returns from a potential
deal. Companies should also
conduct review of their existing
portfolio and identify growth/
rationalization opportunities
with an eye on divesting
non-core products and focusing on
core opportunities.
Semiconductor companies should
remember that pursuing business
growth through inorganic (M&A)
methods is an attractive but
inherently risky option. Though
both mergers (of similar sized
companies) and acquisitions (of
smaller companies) come with
their pre-and post-deal integration
and synergy achievement
challenges, mergers of equals are
typically more risky due to culture
mismatch between organizations
and a struggle for influence between
the two companies.
Decision-making, especially at
the mid-management level, is
confused and slows down in such
cases. Achieving consensus on
operational considerations such
as product development and
portfolio management processes,
customer account coverage and
in rationalizing R&D and
manufacturing footprints
becomes very difficult.
Successful M&A integration
and deal synergies will require
a focused effort that involves
identification and execution on
value drivers and business risks. In
fact, only 35% of tech companies
achieved their operational goals.5
The value drivers impacting
the success of a deal will range
across a large number of focus areas
such as: organization structure,
executive communications,
governance, roadmaps, product
development/R&D, sales &
marketing, operations and
supply chain, People and Change
Management (HR), IT capabilities,
Finance and Tax. Building deal
specific transition and integration
blueprints for each of the identified
value drivers will be a key factor in
enabling success.
5 PwC 2014 M&A Integration Survey:
Looking beyond the here and now
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Acknowledgements
The following PwC professionals contributed their experience and knowledge to produce this paper.
Sanat Kamal Bahl
PwC Operations Consultant
408 817 3973
sanat.kamal.bahl@us.pwc.com
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Evolving landscape of technology deals: Semiconductor Industry

  • 1. www.pwc.com Evolving landscape of technology deals: Semiconductor Industry Device deal trends Technology Institute August 2015 At a glance Explaining the unique dynamics underlying the increase in deals in the semiconductor device industry
  • 2. PwC 1 Executive summary The recent explosion in M&A activity in the semiconductor industry follows a larger trend of increased deals in the overall Technology sector. Many of the factors affecting the overall Technology Sector such as maturing markets and associated revenue-ASP stresses have also come into play in the semiconductor sector. But a closer look shows that the specific M&A route chosen by the semiconductor companies involved in transactions varies based on three key factors: market segment focus, the growth rate of the market segment and the size of the company. These three key factors determine whether the underlying factor is a desire to access new markets/customers, increase bargaining power in existing markets or a need to close technology/product portfolio gaps. We expect specific kinds of M&A activity to continue to occur in 2015 in each of the key semiconductor market verticals: Automotive, Industrial, Consumer, Computing and Communications due to the influence of the above identified three factors. Semiconductor companies should try to take advantage of the unique dynamics existing currently and explore opportunities to transform their businesses through inorganic means where possible.
  • 3. PwC 2 Section 1: US Tech sector M&A trends After a 2013 filled with volatility as businesses slowly rebuilt their confidence, the US Tech M&A market picked up steam in 2014. The total deal value in 2014 reached $161B, up 61% YOY from $100B in 2013. 2014 was also a very strong year in terms of deal volume. A total of 277 transactions were announced in 2014, a 36% increase from 2013. Chart 1: Quarterly deal volume and total deal value Source: Thomson Reuters Chart 2: 2013 vs. 2014 total deal value Source: Thomson Reuters 42 36 67 59 67 71 63 76 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Dealvolume $USmillions Total deal value Q1’13 Q2’13 Q3’13 Q4’13 Q1’14 Q2’14 Q3’14 Q4’14 $99,837 $161,373 - 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 2013 2014 $USmillions Total deal value YoY growth = 61%
  • 4. PwC 3 M&A trends across major tech sectors Over the past four years, among the five major tech sectors (Software, Internet, Semiconductors, Hardware and IT Services), the Software sector and the Internet sector continue to account for a majority of the deal volume. The total deal value of each sector increased dramatically in the past year except the Hardware sector which saw a YOY decrease. The volume of semiconductor transactions remained stable in the past four years but the deal value increased significantly in 2014. Larger transactions (over $1B) happened in each of the five sectors with the Hardware sector and Software sector leading the way with their top 5 deals associated with over $2B in transaction value. Chart 3: Annual deals by sector Source: Thomson Reuters $40,770 $37,281 $23,997 $42,322 $22,896 $17,875 $9,657 $49,746 $25,059 $8,102 $10,730 $17,380 $17,101 $34,158 $47,582 $36,259 $19,286 $5,980 $7,870 $15,655 $- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 $160,000 $180,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 93 86 71 84 71 55 30 76 40 32 33 28 53 45 36 52 51 31 34 37 - 50 100 150 200 250 300 2011 2012 2013 2014 Software Internet Semiconductor Hardware IT Services
  • 5. PwC 4 Key drivers for Tech sector M&A activities in 2014 From a broader perspective, the improved macroeconomic situation, build-up of cash reserves, the availability of cheap credit and reasonably healthy valuations are among the economic drivers behind the increased deal volume in the Tech Sector in 2014. Additionally, two specific factors unique to the Tech sector also contributed to the surge in deal volume in 2014. Ongoing transformative technology megatrends In the past five years there have been 131 technology “mega deals” with a collective value of $388 billion.1 40% of these deals were driven by ongoing trends in capabilities expansion, such as, the explosion in mobile devices, the advent of cloud and SaaS based software delivery, Big Data, the increasing commoditization of hardware, and are fundamentally changing the landscape of the technology industry. Leading Tech companies are trying to not only keep pace with the impact of these trends on their businesses but also take advantage of them to create competitive differentiation by going after strategic acquisitions that transform their business. According to a recent survey of technology company executives, over 60% of the deals in the last three years are transformational versus 44% in 2011.2 1 Let’s Megadeal: Seven strategies for managing the unique challenges of large technology acquisitions 2,3 PwC 2014 M&A Integration Survey: Looking beyond the here and now Maturing or shrinking core markets: It has become abundantly clear that companies engaged in markets that are associated with the above identified megatrends are the ones with significant growth prospects in the near future. In other mature or maturing markets, the pressure to sustain profit margins has encouraged consolidation among key players and also led to the formation of partnerships and alliances to gain access to new markets, customers or technologies. Over 82% of Technology companies stated this was a “very important” deal objective, but less than 47% actually achieved this goal.3 The maturing of markets has also had the opposite effect of making companies breaking up or spinning off key business units in an attempt to increase focus and resources in areas which are growing. The developments at large companies like eBay, HP, JDSU and Symantec, all announcing plans to split their enterprises are clear examples of this trend. Traditional high tech industries ranging from semiconductors to networking equipment to storage have entered a mature phase with diminished growth rates. As a result, many large Technology Sector companies are finding themselves in a mature market that has a shrinking or stable TAM.
  • 6. PwC 5 Section 2: Semiconductor M&A trends in 2014 The semiconductor industry in particular is in the midst of a period of major re-alignment. The unique factors driving M&A activity in the overall Technology sector are particularly visible in this industry. As observed in the larger Tech Sector, both the quest to improve profitability and form cross-value chain ecosystem partnerships has spurred consolidation in the semiconductor industry. The semiconductor industry in chart 4 shows the 10-year rolling average for semiconductor growth rates, along with a trend line. As is obvious from the figure, long-term growth has declined from around 15% annually, prior to the year 2000, to around 5% today. Gartner expects this low-single-digit growth rate for the industry to continue for the foreseeable future. Chart 4: Semiconductor 10-year growth rate and trend line, worldwide, 1984-2013 Note: Percentage Growth for each year is based on a rolling average of the previous 10 years. Source: Gartner, Forecast Overview: Semiconductors, Worldwide 2014 Update, 30 July 2014 0 5 10 15 20 25 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
  • 7. PwC 6 The overall profitability in the semiconductor industry is also expected to decrease significantly in the future. ASPs are smaller and decreasing in many of the major end segment/applications that are driving adoption of semiconductor chips e.g. wearables, hand-held mobile devices. Chart 5 shows the ASP and Volume trends for the different devices in the semiconductor industry. Chart 5: ASP trends for semiconductor devices Source: SIA and RBC Capital Markets. 2015 Semiconductor Outlook. $0.30 $0.35 $0.40 $0.45 $0.50 $0.55 $0.60 $0.65 $0.70 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E See more stable ASP trends. Declines in memory should subside - 20.0% - 15.0% - 10.0% - 5.0% - 0.0% - 5.0% - 10.0% - 15.0% - 20.0%
  • 8. PwC 7 Besides the squeeze from ASP and Volumes, as shown in chart 6, the cost of product development from design, process and fabrication perspectives have also increased significantly due to several factors. Though the larger shift towards commoditization of hardware and increase in value of software is not directly evident all across the semiconductor industry, the influence of the emerging megatrends has had an impact on semiconductor industry product development and offerings. Chart 6: Key operational challenges faced by the semiconductor industry Source: PwC analysis The increasing requirement for offering enhanced value added services to be competitive has led to a situation where many semiconductor chipmakers are more frequently required to co-develop hardware and software solutions thereby increasing the complexity and thus development costs. Recent requirements to establish ecosystem partnerships with players across the value chain has required time/commitment and also led to higher costs for chipmakers. This necessity to form ecosystem partnerships is especially apparent in the markets related to the emerging “Internet of Things (IoT)” phenomenon. Fab costs 168% Process Dev costs 225% Chip design costs 341% *Morgan stanley estimate of the cost increase in shift from 65nm to 20 nm • Increasing product cost* pressure • Increasing complexity of hardware-Software co-development • Managing increasingly complex ecosystem Operational challenges faced by the semiconductor industry • Slowing revenue growth • Addressing new applications, markets, and customers • Lower ASPs for new segments CAGR (1985-2012) 10.1% CAGR 2013-20181 4.3%
  • 9. PwC 8 A review of the major semiconductor industry deals of 2014-15 shows that there were a variety of underlying reasons as shown in chart 7. This is also further supported by our survey results that the top two “very important” deal objectives for Tech companies were “access to new brands, technologies or products” (82%) and “access to new markets” (77%).4 Chart 7: Key semiconductor deals in 2014-15, impacted market segments and major reasons underlying deal Deal Market segment Major reason(s) Intel-Altera Computer Technology/Portfolio gap closure Access to new markets/customers NXP-Freescale Automotive Consumer Analog and Mixed Signal Access to new markets/customers Technology/Portfolio gap closure Avago-Broadcom Communications (Mobile and IoT) Analog and Mixed Signal Access to new markets/customers Technology/Portfolio gap closure Infineon–IRT Power Electronics Access to new markets/customers Technology/Portfolio gap closure Intel-Axxia Networking Access to new markets/customers Technology/Portfolio gap closure ADI-Hittite Analog and Mixed Signal Technology/Portfolio gap closure Increased Market Power to Drive Pricing Advantages Cirrus-Wolfson Analog and Mixed Signal Access to new markets/customers RFMD-Triquint Communications (Mobile) Increased Market Power to Drive Pricing Advantages Qualcomm-CSR Communications (IoT) Access to new markets/customers Technology/Portfolio gap closure Cypress-Spansion Communications (IoT) Consumer Automotive Access to new markets/customers Increased Market Power to Drive Pricing Advantages Source: PwC analysis 4 PwC 2014 M&A Integration Survey: Looking beyond the here and now
  • 10. PwC 9 Analysis for some of the deals listed in chart 7 show that the underlying themes clearly align with the major reasons listed in the chart. The Intel-Alteral deal is expected to help Intel move from its declining PC business into more profitable, complementary markets. The acquisition is also well aligned with Intel’s growth strategy and is expected to not only accelerate FPGA transition to Intel fabs but also expand their IP portfolio enable a new class of products to meet customer needs in data center and IoT market segments. The Infineon-IRT deal is expected to help boost the market position of the combined company in power management, improve their roadmap into next-generation devices, create manufacturing synergies, strengthen their position in automotive and electronics, and give them access to some unique customer relationships. Cypress and Spansion have leadership positions in specialty memory, SRAM and NOR Flash. Spansion, after its purchase of Fujitsu’s Microcontroller assets in 2013, has also obtained a leading position in the automotive MCU space. The combined entity is expected to now have the scale and product depth to compete effectively in the embedded markets such as automotive and industrial. The merger of RFMD and Triquint will expand the new company Qorvo’s RF product portfolio to cover a wider frequency spectrum and consolidate their market position in the mobile, infrastructure and defense/aerospace industries. Intel acquired Axxia to boost its position in the networking switch business. The networking switch products that are currently in the market use either an ARM or PowerPC based processors. With this acquisition, Intel aims to get access to new customers for its x86 architecture based products. Qualcomm announced that it will buy UK based Cambridge Silicon Radio for $2.5 billion. CSR was one of the pioneers in Bluetooth technology for machine-to-machine communication. It is growing in areas like automotive and wearable devices. Its chips are used in products such as portable audio speakers and Apple-owned Beats headphones. With this acquisition, Qualcomm plans to strengthen its position in providing critical solutions for the “Internet of Things” market.
  • 11. PwC 10 Key drivers for semiconductor industry M&A activities in 2014: The unique dynamics in the semiconductor industry from an M&A perspective can be understood by looking more closely at the market size growth rates of the major segments: Automotive, Industrial, Communications, Computer, and Consumer. The expected growth rates of these market segments for 2014-2019F are shown in chart 8. Chart 8: Growth trends for analog device sales in different market segments Market segment 5 Yr growth rate (2014-2019F) Type of market Automotive +11.2% Growing Industrial +7.3% Communications +7.2% Computer +0.8% Slowing Consumer +0.4% Source: The McClean Report 2015, IC Insights Automotive, Industrial and Communications segments will likely grow at a significant clip in the near future. Consumer and Computer segments are expected to slow down. Both the growing and slowing market segments have shown significant M&A activity but the underlying reasons are different. Growing semiconductor market segments: Segments like Automotive, Communications, and Industrial are poised for significant growth in the near future. From the incorporation of increasingly sophisticated controlling electronics in automobiles to the advent of connected cars and connected devices, the increase in semiconductor content in automobiles and smart appliances has and will likely continue to explode over the next few years. Similarly, in the traditional Industrial segments, the advent of more advanced control and monitoring equipment and the Industrial IoT phenomenon has driven an upsurge in semiconductor adoption in that sector. The high growth rate in these segments has caused a large number of semiconductor chipmakers to focus on these segments leading to considerable jockeying for position and competitive advantage. Given the large number of applications in these growing segments, no semiconductor company has been able to dominate either the Automotive, Communications, or Industrial segments both from a product capability or market share perspective. The fragmentation of market share and the inability to address a comprehensive range of applications has diminished the market power of semiconductor companies while working with these customers. Due to all of these reasons, four factors have created conditions ripe for consolidation in the Automotive, Communications, and Industrial segments: 1. Technology/portfolio gap closure 2. Access to new markets and/or customers 3. Resource augmentation (to enable scaling) 4. Increased market power
  • 12. PwC 11 The size and scale of the companies involved influence whether an acquisition of a smaller competitor or a “merger of equals” takes place. As shown in chart 9, a distinct relationship exists between the size of the company, the type of acquisition event and the underlying factors. Slowing semiconductor market segments The Consumer and Computer segments which historically have led the way in adoption of semiconductor devices show all the classic signs of a maturing market with low to negative growth rates over the next 5 years. Apart from being associated with a high degree of cyclicality, these markets are associated with a stable set of customers with set buying patterns who look at most semiconductor chips as commodity components. The jockeying for position and competitive advantage is even more pronounced in the slowing market segments. As in the growing segments, no semiconductor company has been able to dominate the Consumer or Computing segments both from a product capability or market share perspective. Predictably, this has led to a situation where a large number of chipmakers focus on a limited set of applications creating pricing and profitability pressures and leading to situations ideal for consolidation. As shown in chart 10, the same underlying factors and size factors come into play in determining the type of M&A activity that occurs though the factors seem to be common across companies of all sizes. One key difference is that in the case of the slowing market segments, larger players tend to focus on deals that help to acquire a more comprehensive product portfolio, with an eye on increasing market share and power and using that to commandeer better pricing. Impact of the “Internet of Things” on semiconductor M&A trends IoT represents a collection of opportunities that will have an impact across all segment market segments. Semiconductor companies, who look at IoT as a potential inflection point they can leverage for increasing their revenue growth, function as enablers of services and technologies in the over all IoT stack by providing types of core enabling chip products: microprocessors, microcontrollers, wireless and sensors/actuators. Chart 9: M&A trends among growing semiconductor market segments Source: PwC analysis Chart 10: M&A Trends Among Growing Semiconductor Market Segments Source: PwC analysis Market segments Company size Type of M&A activity Underlying factors Automotive Industrial Communications 1. Technology/Portfolio gap closure 2. Access to new markets/customers Acquisition of smaller competitors Large Small Merger of equals 1. Resource augmentation 2. Access to new markets/customers 3. Increased market power Market segments Company size Type of M&A activity Underlying factors Consumer Computer 1. Resource augmentation 2. Access to new markets/customers 3. Increased market share 4. Increased market power Acquisition with/ Merger of players with complementary portfolios Large Small Merger of equals
  • 13. PwC 12 Many semiconductor companies are beginning to embrace IoT to drive new revenue and growth models. As part of their efforts to establish and expand their footprint in the IoT ecosystem, semiconductor companies are looking to partner with companies across the ecosystem to develop joint Go-to-Market strategies and create IoT specific platforms and solutions. The key to such efforts will be the ability to offer a comprehensive portfolio of products that encompass the four core enabling chip products listed above. As Chart 11 shows, many of the major semiconductor chipmakers involved in the IoT space do not have a comprehensive portfolio of products thus increasing the chances for potential M&A. Chart 11: M&A trends among slowing semiconductor market segments Source: PwC analysis Computing Connectivity Sensing Companies Processors MCUs Wireless 8-bit 32-bit Cell Wi-Fi Blue T GPS RFID NFC Zigbee Intel Texas Instruments STM NXP Freescale Analog Devices Maxim Microchip Atmel Linear Tech Semtech Silicon Labs IDT Present in portfolio Portfolio gaps
  • 14. PwC 13 Section 3: What to expect in 2015 and options for semiconductor companies The profitability and growth challenges that confronted semiconductor companies during 2014 will likely continue to drive significant M&A activity in the semiconductor segments. Semiconductor chipmakers focused on addressing applications in the slowing market segments will especially be on the lookout for opportunities to increase their market share and power with an eye on reducing pricing pressures and increasing profitability. In the growing market segments, opportunistic mergers and acquisitions to gain access to new technology, markets or customers will provide the impetus for deals to happen. The analog and mixed signal market which has multiple players focused on niche applications within the Automotive and Industry space could continue to be the main arena for M&A activities to occur in 2015. The Internet of Things will likely continue to provide an opportunity for expanding their revenues again primarily in the Automotive and Industrial segments. Since many of the potential customers in these two growing segments would prefer to obtain an end-to-end portfolio of core enabling chip products from one source rather than make “best of breed” decisions, semiconductor chip makers targeting these segments for Internt of Things applications would definitely look to close any gaps in their existing product portfolio. We expect these portfolio gap closures to be made primarily through inorganic, acquisitive methods given the longer time and more expensive effort associated with building product organically in-house.
  • 15. PwC 14 Section 4: How should semiconductor companies take advantage of the current boom in M&A activities? Semiconductor companies should carry out a strategic review of their options to determine business value drivers, compare these with key competitors and establish a comprehensive list of strategic imperatives e.g. scaling the company, entering new markets, closing portfolio gaps, increasing market share and power, augment resources. Based on the defined imperatives, companies should identify potential merger or transformational acquisition opportunities and estimate possible returns from a potential deal. Companies should also conduct review of their existing portfolio and identify growth/ rationalization opportunities with an eye on divesting non-core products and focusing on core opportunities. Semiconductor companies should remember that pursuing business growth through inorganic (M&A) methods is an attractive but inherently risky option. Though both mergers (of similar sized companies) and acquisitions (of smaller companies) come with their pre-and post-deal integration and synergy achievement challenges, mergers of equals are typically more risky due to culture mismatch between organizations and a struggle for influence between the two companies. Decision-making, especially at the mid-management level, is confused and slows down in such cases. Achieving consensus on operational considerations such as product development and portfolio management processes, customer account coverage and in rationalizing R&D and manufacturing footprints becomes very difficult. Successful M&A integration and deal synergies will require a focused effort that involves identification and execution on value drivers and business risks. In fact, only 35% of tech companies achieved their operational goals.5 The value drivers impacting the success of a deal will range across a large number of focus areas such as: organization structure, executive communications, governance, roadmaps, product development/R&D, sales & marketing, operations and supply chain, People and Change Management (HR), IT capabilities, Finance and Tax. Building deal specific transition and integration blueprints for each of the identified value drivers will be a key factor in enabling success. 5 PwC 2014 M&A Integration Survey: Looking beyond the here and now
  • 16. PwC 17 PwC can help There are unique dynamics underlying the increase in deals in the semiconductor device industry. Is your business prepared? For a deeper discussion on PwC’s Semiconductor deals, please contact one of our leaders: Rakesh Mehrotra Rob Fisher Gregg Nahass US Semiconductor Advisory Leader US Technology Deals Leader US and Global M&A Integration Leader 408 817 3878 408 817 4493 213 356 6245 rakesh.mehrotra@us.pwc.com rob.fisher@us.pwc.com gnahass@us.pwc.com Let’s talk Please reach out to any of our technology leaders to discuss this or other challenges. We’re here to help. Pierre-Alain Sur US Technology Industry Leader 646 471 6973 pierre-alain.sur@us.pwc.com Cory Starr US Technology Assurance Leader 408 817 1215 cory.j.starr@us.pwc.com Kayvan Shahabi US Technology Advisory Leader 408 817 5724 kayvan.shahabi@us.pwc.com Diane Baylor US Technology Tax Leader 408 817 5005 diane.baylor@us.pwc.com Acknowledgements The following PwC professionals contributed their experience and knowledge to produce this paper. Sanat Kamal Bahl PwC Operations Consultant 408 817 3973 sanat.kamal.bahl@us.pwc.com About PwC’s Technology Institute The Technology Institute is PwC’s global research network that studies the business of technology and the technology of business with the purpose of creating thought leadership that offers both fact-based analysis and experience-based perspectives. Technology Institute insights and viewpoints originate from active collaboration between our professionals across the globe and their first-hand experiences working in and with the technology industry.
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