Exar Overview
- Founded
- 1971

- Status
- Acquired/Merged
- Employees
- 269

- Latest Deal Type
- M&A
- Latest Deal Amount
- $700M

Exar General Information
Description
Exar was a designer, developer and marketer high performance, analog mixed-signal integrated circuits and advanced sub-system solutions for the networking & storage, industrial & embedded systems and communications infrastructure markets. The company also specialized in connectivity, analog and programmable power, data compression and security, analog and mixed-signal. It was founded in 1971 and was headquartered in California, United States. It acquired those companies which will increase the diversity of the markets it serves and add highly differentiated analog mixed-signal and power management products to its portfolio. Its growth strategy is to deliver optimal design support to its customers by using the acquired company's expertise. The firm was acquired by Maxlinear in 2017.
Contact Information
(Operating Subsidiary)
- 48720 Kato Road
- Fremont, CA 94538
- United States
Exar Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. Merger/Acquisition | 12-May-2017 | $700M | 00000 | Completed | Profitable | |
2. PIPE | Completed | Profitable | ||||
1. IPO | 01-Aug-1985 | Completed | Profitable |
Exar Comparisons
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Request a free trialExar Competitors (7)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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Veeco | Corporate Backed or Acquired | New York, NY | 000 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | 000.00 |
0000000 | Corporation | Camarillo, CA | 0000 | 00000000 | ||
0000-00000000 | Corporation | Brooklyn, NY | ||||
0000000000 | Corporation | Carlsbad, CA | 000000000 - | |||
000000 | Formerly PE-Backed | East Syracuse, NY | 0000 | 000000000 |
Exar Signals
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Key Data Points
Twitter Followers
5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors
15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains
314

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Request a free trialExar Former Investors (1)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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Firsthand Capital Management | Asset Manager | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
Exar Investments & Acquisitions (12)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
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0000000000 000000 | 15-Sep-2014 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 | Application Specific Semiconductors | 00000 0000000 |
0000000 | 14-Jan-2014 | 000000000000000000 | General Purpose Semiconductors | ||
000000 00000000000 | 05-Jul-2013 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 | General Purpose Semiconductors | |
00000000 | 19-Feb-2013 | 000000000000000000 | 000 | Vertical Market Software | |
Neterion | 16-Mar-2010 | Merger/Acquisition | 0000 | Connectivity Products | 0000 000000000 |
Exar Subsidiaries (1)
Company Name | Industry | Location | Founded |
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0000000 | General Purpose Semiconductors | Sunnyvale, CA | 0000 |
Exar Exits (3)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size | Status | Buyers |
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0000000000 000000 | 15-Sep-2014 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 | Completed |
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00000000 | 16-Mar-2010 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 | Completed |
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IMC Semiconductor | 16-Jul-2001 | Corporate | 0000 | Completed |
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