Chipmaker Analog Devices to acquire Maxim Integrated for $21B
Latest in a trend of silicon industry consolidation.
A few other major moves in the embedded market over the last five years:<p>NXP + Freescale in 2015<p>Microchip + Atmel in 2016<p>ON Semi + Fairchild in 2016<p>Infineon + Cypress in 2020