---
title: "Analog Devices to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion to boost AI power portfolio"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286976327.md"
description: "Analog Devices will acquire Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion to enhance its AI power management portfolio. The deal aims to address power delivery challenges in AI applications. Empower's CEO highlighted the technology's role in overcoming power bottlenecks. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory approvals. Following the acquisition, Empower's CEO will lead voltage regulator technology at Analog Devices. Shares of Analog Devices rose 1.2% post-announcement."
datetime: "2026-05-19T23:23:58.000Z"
locales:
  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286976327.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286976327.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286976327.md)
---

# Analog Devices to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion to boost AI power portfolio

May 19 : U.S. chipmaker Analog Devices said on Tuesday it would acquire Empower Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion in cash, expanding its AI-focused power management portfolio. The companies said the deal will help advance power delivery for AI and other compute-intensive applications, for which power bottlenecks can be limiting. Here are some details: • Empower CEO Tim Phillips said the company was founded to solve "the hardest problem in AI power delivery," which is the power bottleneck that curbs AI throughput. "Our technology enables the power density, speed and efficiency required by AI processors to reach their full potential." • The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. • Following the deal's closure, Phillips will continue leading integrated voltage regulator technology efforts at Analog Devices. • PJT Partners is advising Analog Devices financially, while Barclays is the financial advisor to Empower Semiconductor. • Shares of Analog Devices were up 1.2 per cent after the bell.

### Related Stocks

- [ADI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ADI.US.md)
- [PJT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PJT.US.md)
- [BCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCS.US.md)
- [BARC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BARC.UK.md)

## Related News & Research

- [Analog Devices stock: earnings preview amid Empower buyout rumors](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286909212.md)
- [If You Invested $100 In Analog Devices Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286441929.md)
- [Trillion-dollar Samsung faces a battle over who gets the AI profits](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287013238.md)
- [Jim Cramer Says Nvidia Should Stay Inside China’s AI Boom, Not Walk Away](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286804523.md)
- [AI investment 'advice' is 50% more likely to pump you up - and trip you into costly blunders](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286651216.md)