Microsemi, a manufacturer of analog mixed signal integrated circuits, high reliability semiconductors, and radio frequency (RF) subsystems, has acquired all of the assets of VT Silicon. VT Silicon, located in Atlanta, GA, designs and manufactures multi-band radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for the mobile wireless broadband market.

VT Silicon's products leverage linearization and efficiency-enhancement technologies to enable highly efficient, low-cost and small-footprint intelligent Front-End RFIC solutions. According to a recent report published by Strategy Analytics, the worldwide installed base of consumer wireless devices will exceed 2.6 billion by 2014.

Furthermore Microsemi has acquired privately held Arxan Defense Systems. Arxan is a provider of anti-tamper solutions, providing full-service support to defense clients in securing systems against tampering, piracy and reverse engineering.

Arxan's software and firmware platform, EnforcIT, is designed for defense customers building major weapons systems that require protection of critical technologies against nation-state threats.