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Chip and IP core supplier Rambus announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire AnalogX. This acquisition will strengthen Rambus’s PCIe 5.0 and 32G multi-protocol PHY family. AnalogX’s expertise in DSP-based design and PAM4 signals will also accelerate its roadmap for PCIe 6.0 and CXL 3.0 solutions.

Rambus President and CEO Luc Seraphin said, “As the data center shifts to a decentralized model, high-speed connectivity will help to leverage the performance of data-intensive computing platforms. AnalogX's industry-leading PHY and DSP design expertise will help our data center The interconnection chip roadmap provides support and expands our business coverage to new applications in data centers, AI/ML and 5G."

Robert Wang, President and CEO of AnalogX, said, “AnalogX’s products, technology, and team are very compatible with Rambus. We are very happy to join a company with such a rich history of innovation and look forward to continuing to maintain our leading position in technology for the next generation of products. Provide first-class integrated solutions."

The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2021. Although considering the closing time of the transaction, the transaction will not have a significant impact on 2021 performance, but Rambus expects the acquisition to achieve value-added in 2022.