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Analog Devices says it's buying fellow chipmaker Linear Technology Corp. for roughly $14.8 billion.
Analog Devices Inc. said Tuesday its offer is worth about $60 per share, 24 percent more than Linear's closing price Monday. The Norwood, Mass. company is offering $46 in cash and 0.2321 of Analog Device stock for each Linear share.
Analog Devices says the combined company will have annual revenue of about $5 billion and aims to reach $150 million in cost savings 18 months after the deal closes.
It plans to issue new stock and long-term debt to fund the purchase.
The transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in mid-2017.
Linear Technology is based in Milpitas, Calif.