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Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an American semiconductor company headquartered in Irvine, California, United States, and a constituent of the S&P 500.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Semiconductors |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Irvine, California, United States |
Key people | Liam Griffin (chairman, president & CEO) |
Products | Wireless communication technologies |
Revenue | US$4.77 billion (2023) |
US$1.13 billion (2023) | |
US$0.98 billion (2023) | |
Total assets | US$8.43 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$6.08 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | c. 9,750 (2023) |
Website | skyworksinc.com |
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In 2009, Skyworks Solutions Inc. took over Axiom Microdevices Inc., a company that provides CMOS-based mobile phone power amplifiers, for an undisclosed amount.[2] On October 5, 2015, Skyworks Solutions entered a definitive agreement to acquire PMC-Sierra for $2 billion in cash. However, Skyworks walked away from the deal, having been outbid by Microsemi.[3] In 2018, Skyworks purchased Avnera for US$405 million.[4] On April 22, 2021, Skyworks Solutions entered into a definitive agreement with Silicon Labs to acquire their Infrastructure & Automotive business for $2.75 billion.[5][6] Mobile products comprised about 60% of total revenue, while Broad Markets products comprised 40% of total revenue from non-mobile markets like automotive, infrastructure and industrial.[4]
Skyworks products, such as low-noise and power amplifiers, connectivity switches or radio co-processors, can be used in the automotive, streaming or broadcast industry.[7][8] Other products include DRM platforms for cars,[9] RF switches[10] as well as power management chips.[11] A GSM power amplifier and a RF switch from Skyworks were used in the iPhone 15.[12]
Since 2018, Skyworks aims to reduce scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions by 30% by 2030 for its factory operations.[13] In line with the Paris Agreement, Skyworks is trying to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.[14] In 2022, it wanted to achieve a 5% year-over-year rate reduction and managed to achieve 16%.[13] Skyworks implements the ISO 14001 certified environmental management systems for its manufacturing operations for the reduction and control of its environmental impact.[13][15]
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