Texas Instruments Expands Wireless Footprint With Silicon Labs Deal – Merger Arbitrage Mondays

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (SLAB): $206.5

Market Cap: $6.78B

Deal Size: $7.5B

Texas Instruments (TXN) entered a merger agreement on February 4, 2026, to acquire chip designer Silicon Laboratories in an all-cash deal valued at $7.5 billion, aiming to expand its footprint in wireless connectivity chips for both industrial and consumer applications.

For Texas Instruments, which is best known for making analog chips that control signals and power in electronic devices, this acquisition is its largest since it bought National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion in 2011.

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