Microsemi buys Centellax, expands comms portfolio

Less than two months after acquiring Irish comms firm Mingoa, Microsemi has agreed to buy Centellax, a supplier of high speed analogue and RF semiconductor products for the optical communications and Ethernet datacom markets.

"The high speed design and packaging capabilities of Centellax are at the very edge," said James Peterson, pictured, Microsemi's chairman and CEO. "We welcome the talented Centellax team to Microsemi and we look forward to incorporating its leading edge designs into our ever expanding communications product portfolio." California-based Centellax specialises in millimeter-wave engineering and high speed digital design. The deal is expected to close in the coming weeks.