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Intel Corp acquired Altera Corp, a leading fabless vendor of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), for $16.7 billion. (Read: Why Acquiring Altera Can Be A Good Thing For Intel)

However, unlike other companies who focus on diversifying their business into other areas, Texas is inclined towards acquiring companies that have a strong foothold in Analog space and can generate long term cash returns. For this reason, Maxim was a potential acquisition target for the company. However, now that Texas has dropped its plan to acquire Maxim, we believe it may look for other potential acquisition targets in the near future to stay ahead in the semiconductor space as competition in the market intensifies.