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On November 1, 2026, Lumentum signed a merger agreement with Marvell Technology under which two Marvell subsidiaries will merge with Lumentum in sequence, leaving Lumentum fully owned by Marvell. Lumentum holders get Marvell stock instead of cash (4.500 Marvell shares per Lumentum share, with cash for leftover fractions), Lumentum's employee stock awards convert into Marvell awards, and three Lumentum directors will join Marvell's board after closing. The deal still needs both companies' shareholders to vote yes plus antitrust and other regulatory clearances, with a deadline of November 1, 2027 that can be pushed as far as August 1, 2028 if approvals drag.

Amounts, as read from the filing: Exchange ratio of 4.500 shares of Marvell common stock per share of Lumentum common stock; Marvell termination fee of $5.8 billion (with a reciprocal fee owed by Lumentum, amount cut off in the filing text); outside date of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on November 1, 2027, extendable to February 1, 2028, May 1, 2028 and August 1, 2028

Why it matters: A semiconductor company absorbing a maker of optical gear consolidates two of the core hardware layers that move data inside and between AI data centers under one roof. The size of the walk-away fee Marvell would owe — $5.8 billion — signals an unusually large transaction and a long regulatory review that could stretch into 2028.

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On November 1, 2026, chipmaker Marvell signed a merger agreement to absorb Lumentum Holdings using two merger subsidiaries, so Lumentum ends up fully owned by Marvell. Lumentum shareholders get Marvell stock instead of cash, Lumentum's preferred shareholders can choose a matching new Marvell preferred share, and Lumentum employee stock awards roll over into Marvell awards. Three Lumentum directors will join Marvell's board, and the deal needs approval from both sets of shareholders plus antitrust and other regulatory clearances.

Amounts, as read from the filing: Exchange Ratio of 4.500 shares of Marvell Common Stock per share of Lumentum Common Stock; Marvell termination fee of $5.8 billion; three (3) Lumentum-designated directors added to the Marvell Board; outside date of November 1, 2027, extendable to February 1, 2028, May 1, 2028 and August 1, 2028

Why it matters: This combines a major semiconductor maker with a supplier of optical components, the parts that move data at high speed between chips and across data centers — the kind of plumbing AI computing depends on. The sheer size implied by a $5.8 billion walk-away fee signals that consolidation among AI-infrastructure hardware suppliers is accelerating.

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On November 2, 2026, a wholly-owned unit of ON Semiconductor signed a merger agreement to acquire Ferric, Inc., which will become a subsidiary of ON Semiconductor once the deal closes. Ferric's shareholders get $600.0 million in cash at closing, adjusted for Ferric's cash, debts, deal costs and working capital, and can earn up to $175.0 million more over time if certain revenue milestones are met. The deal still needs to clear the standard U.S. antitrust waiting period, and the company expects it to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Amounts, as read from the filing: $600.0 million in cash aggregate consideration; up to an aggregate of $175.0 million in cash contingent on specified revenue milestones

Why it matters: A chipmaker is spending up to $775 million to buy another chip business, and its own forward-looking language points to 'the pace, scale and direction of technological change' expanding its addressable market — the kind of consolidation that reshapes who supplies silicon for advanced computing. Note the filing itself never describes what Ferric makes or mentions AI, so the AI angle cannot be confirmed from this document alone.

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