Xicor Semiconductors

Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) inked a definitive agreement to acquire Xicor Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance programmable analog and mixed-signal ICs. Xicor, a key player in digital potentiometers and system management products, has also been expanding its line of amplifiers, real-time clocks, voltage references, power sequencing and data converters. In fact, to streamline its analog signal conditioning capabilities, Xicor recently purchased engineering design house Analog Integration Partners.