Skyworks & FPGA Fireworks

According to Bloomberg, Skyworks is in the process of making a bid for Microsemi Corporation - you can read the details here. Now, who are Microsemi and why should I care, I hear you ask. Well, they are a US-based semiconductor company with about 4,800 employees that sells about $1.25 Billion worth of FPGAs, ASICs and SOCs, primarily into the aerospace …