Note 16 – Acquisitions

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we acquired three privately held companies, including Signalion. The companies acquired included a wireless product company with a focus on test and measurement, a network measurements company with an emphasis on next-generation characterization and analysis tools for the high-frequency electronics and communication market, and a leading electrical engineering products company serving students, universities and OEMs worldwide with technology based educational design tools. These acquisitions are expected to accelerate the deployment of our RF and wireless technologies, accelerate our expansion into digital and embedded education, gain access to fast turn, low cost development and manufacturing capabilities, and increase our position in semiconductor academic programs. The combined purchase price of the acquisitions was $42 million consisting of $25 million cash, net of $5 million cash received, and $12 million in future cash payments. We funded the cash portion of the purchase price from existing cash balances.

The allocation of the purchase price was determined using the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of the respective closing dates. Our consolidated financial statements include the operating results from the date of acquisition. Pro-forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of those operations were not material. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price of these acquisitions:



		Amount
		(In thousands)
Net tangible assets acquired	$	8,099
Amortizable intangible assets		24,137
Deferred tax liability		(7,899)
Goodwill		17,987
Total	$	42,324

Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Amortizable intangible assets have useful lives of 4 months to 5 years from the date of acquisition. These assets are not deductible for tax purposes for two of the three acquisitions.

AWR Corporation

On June 30, 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of AWR Corporation (AWR), a privately held company that is a leading supplier of electronic design automation software for designing radio frequency and high-frequency components and systems for the semiconductor, aerospace and defense, communications and test equipment industries. The acquisition is expected to improve customer productivity through increased interoperability between upfront design and validation and production test functions. The purchase price of the acquisition was $66 million consisting of $54 million in cash and a three-year earn-out arrangement. We funded the purchase price from existing cash balances. The range of potential undiscounted payments that we could be required to make under the earn-out arrangement is between $0 and $29 million and are payable if AWR achieves certain revenue and operating income targets. The fair value of the earn-out arrangement was estimated at $12 million using the income approach, the key assumptions which included probability-weighted revenue and operating expense growth projections. In July 2012, the Company paid the amount due to the former AWR shareholders based on the first earn-out year performance of AWR. The amount paid was $3.3 million, and it is being recorded as a reduction of the earn-out liability. We re-measure the fair value of the earn-out liability each quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2012, we adjusted the acquisition earn out accrual by $6.8 million as AWR’s performance exceeded our prior expectations.

The allocation of the purchase price was determined using the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of June 30, 2011. The finalization of our purchase price allocation during the three months ended June 30, 2012 resulted in an increase in acquired deferred tax assets and a decrease in goodwill of approximately $1.6 million. Our consolidated financial statements include the operating results from the date of acquisition. Pro-forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of those operations were not material. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price of AWR:


		Amount
		(In thousands)
Net tangible assets acquired	$	10,718
Amortizable intangible assets		31,685
Deferred tax liability		(8,387)
Goodwill		32,379
Total	$	66,395

Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Amortizable intangible assets have useful lives of 5 years from the date of acquisition.

Phase Matrix Inc.

On May 20, 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Phase Matrix, Inc. (PMI), a privately held company that designs and manufactures radio frequency and microwave test and measurement instruments, subsystems and components. The acquisition is expected to speed our deployment of high-performance RF and wireless technologies to our production test and R&D customers. The purchase price of the acquisition was $40.7 million consisting of $38.9 million in cash and $1.8 million in shares of our common stock. We funded the cash portion of the purchase price from existing cash balances.

The allocation of the purchase price was determined using the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of May 20, 2011. Our consolidated financial statements include the operating results from the date of acquisition. Pro-forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of those operations were not material. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price of Phase Matrix, Inc.:


		Amount
		(In thousands)
Net tangible assets acquired	$	5,624
Amortizable intangible assets		8,331
Goodwill		26,725
Total	$	40,680

Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. Amortizable intangible assets have useful lives which range from 9 months to 8 years from the date of acquisition. These assets are also deductible for tax purposes.