Atheros Communications Announces Acquisition of Attansic Technology Company

Atheros Communications announced earlier today the acquisition of Attansic Technology Company, a privately held Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company specializing in Fast and Gigabit Ethernet integrated circuit solutions for PC, access point (AP) and router applications. Attansic was a majority-owned subsidiary of ASUSTek Computer Inc., the world leading supplier of PC motherboards and manufacturer of modems and gateways through its Askey subsidiary. Attansic is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan and has a large presence in Shanghai.

With the acquisition of Attansic, Atheros gains a highly skilled engineering team with strong mixed-signal and Ethernet design expertise. The team will reside in Shanghai and Atheros’ Taiwan Research & Development Center located in Hsinchu Science Park. -Official Press Release From Atheros Communications

Pamir Law Group acted for Atheros Communications in the Taiwan portion of the deal.