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ANALOG DEVICES IN TALKS TO BUY EMPOWER FOR $1.5B

Analog Devices, a major analog chip manufacturer, is in advanced negotiations to acquire Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion in cash, according to sources familiar with the deal.

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Sources: Analog Devices, one of the largest analog chip makers, is in talks to buy Empower, which makes chips used to regulate voltage, for $1.5B in cash (Bloomberg)

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Analog Devices agrees to buy Empower Semiconductor, which makes chips used to regulate voltage, for $1.5B in cash (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal)

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