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Analog Devices Inc. agreed to acquire fellow chip maker Linear Technology Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $14.8 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.

The transaction values Linear Tech shares at $60 apiece, a 24% premium to its closing price Monday.

Under the deal, Linear Tech shareholders will swap each share for $46 and 0.2321 share in Analog Devices.

Shares of Linear Tech were halted before the announcement after climbing 29% to $62.49. Shares of Analog, which were also halted, climbed 3.9% to $62.87 in afternoon trading.

Analog estimated that the combined company would have about $5 billion in sales annually. The company plans to fund the transaction with about 58 million new shares, approximately $7.3 billion of new debt and cash.

The boards of both companies have approved the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of 2017, the companies said.

Write to Ezequiel Minaya at ezequiel.minaya@wsj.com

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July 26, 2016 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)

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