Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
Strategic acquirers, private equity (buyout funds and growth funds) firms, and valuation benchmarks for Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components
1.1 - About Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
Companies in the Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components category design and supply bendable electronic materials and devices built on flexible substrates. They enable sensing, switching, and signal transmission in curved, lightweight, or wearable products by combining thin‑film semiconductors, printed circuitry, and advanced chip‑on‑flex packaging. Customers leverage these components to create flexible displays, smart medical patches, conformal IoT modules, and embedded electronics in space‑constrained consumer and industrial applications.
Strategic buyers in flexible electronics typically offer thin‑film transistor arrays on polyimide and PET, printed conductive traces, antennas, and RFiD circuits, plus flexible sensor modules for pressure, temperature, and biopotential monitoring. Vendors develop stretchable interconnects, barrier and encapsulation films, and chip‑on‑flex or flexible IC packaging to integrate silicon dies. They provide roll‑to‑roll fabrication, reliability testing under bend and torsion cycles, and design services for flexible PCBs and hybrid printed electronics.
Primary customers include consumer electronics OEMs and wearable device makers, medical device manufacturers, and display and lighting suppliers. These companies use flexible electronics to reduce product thickness and weight, enable conformal integration on curved surfaces, accelerate prototyping and scale through additive, roll‑to‑roll manufacturing, and improve reliability under repeated bending—supporting new form factors, lower assembly costs, and faster time‑to‑market for next‑generation devices.
2. Buyers in the Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
2.1 Top strategic acquirers of Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components companies
PragmatIC
- Description: Provider of flexible semiconductor technology that designs and manufactures ultra-thin, physically flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs) and offers foundry services and design platforms, enabling customers to rapidly create customised, low-power mixed-signal ASICs for IoT, smart packaging, sensors and other edge applications with reduced carbon footprint.
- Key Products:
- FlexIC Platform Gen 3: Process design kit compatible with standard EDA tools and new standard cell libraries deliver 10x lower digital power and 3x area reduction, accelerating design of mixed-signal flexible ASICs
- Pragmatic FlexIC Foundry: UK’s first 300 mm flexible chip fab producing billions of devices with days-long cycle times and lower carbon footprint, taking designs from tape-out to delivery in weeks
- Custom FlexICs: Ultra-thin, physically flexible application-specific integrated circuits that provide connect, sense and compute functions for AI-enabled IoT, smart packaging and wearables
- Early-Access Programme: Collaborative initiative giving lead customers immediate access to Gen 3 platform and design support to swiftly prototype and manufacture innovative FlexIC-based products.
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2.2 - Strategic buyer groups for Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
M&A buyer group 1: Sensors
Sensata
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- Description: Provider of sensing, electrical protection, control and power-management solutions that enhance safety, efficiency and comfort in automotive, appliance, aircraft, industrial, military, heavy-vehicle, HVAC, data, telecom, recreational-vehicle and marine applications across 14 countries.
- Key Products:
- GTM Series Contactors: High-current contactors with glass-to-metal seals deliver greater current carry capability, advanced arc suppression and superior break performance for energy storage
- DC fast-charging stations and heavy-duty vehicles
- PyroFuse Pyrotechnic Circuit Breaker: Sub-millisecond high-voltage interruption in EV systems minimizes arc risk, safeguards power electronics and prevents thermal runaway for enhanced vehicle safety
- Position Sensors: Precision position sensors for manufacturing equipment enable smarter, more efficient and reliably connected operations that keep manufacturers competitive
- Panel Mount Solid State Relays: Panel-mounted solid state relays showcased with partner video provide solid-state switching solutions within industrial control panels.
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●● companies3. Investors and private equity firms in Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
3.1 - Buyout funds in the Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
2.2 - Strategic buyer groups for Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
4 - Top valuation comps for Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components companies
4.2 - Public trading comparable groups for Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Components sector
Valuation benchmark group 1: Electronic and Energy Materials Manufacturers
Air Liquide
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- Description: Provider of gases, technologies, and services for industry and healthcare, focusing on innovative gas solutions and technologies to enhance customer performance and reduce environmental impact. The company also engages in the production, liquefaction, and distribution of hydrogen, contributing to the energy transition.
- Key Products:
- Industrial Gases: Production and distribution of gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen for various industries
- Healthcare Services: Medical gases and related services for hospitals and home healthcare
- Hydrogen Energy: Development of hydrogen production, liquefaction, and distribution solutions
- Electronics: High-purity gases and advanced materials for the electronics industry
- Large Industries: Gas and energy solutions for the metals, chemicals, refining, and energy industries.