Microsemi has acquired the telecom clock generation, synchronization, packet timing and synthesis business from Maxim Integrated Products. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquired product lines and technology are vital to the effective and efficient delivery of time-sensitive voice, data and multimedia traffic over wireless and wired networks, and will further provide Microsemi's customers with the critical synchronization components required to harmonize system and network clocks, as well as the synthesis products required to distribute timing clocks throughout each system.

"This business, acquired from our colleagues at Maxim, is the perfect complement to the highly sought-after synchronization and timing products we obtained in the Zarlink acquisition," said James J. Peterson, Microsemi president and chief executive officer.

Microsemi offers a portfolio of semiconductor solutions for: aerospace, defense and security; enterprise and communications; and medical, alternative energy and industrial markets. Products include high-performance, high-reliability analog and RF devices, mixed-signal and RF ICs, ultra low-power radios, customizable SoCs, FPGAs and complete subsystems. The company is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,000 employees globally.