In late 1989, Daimler-Benz (now Daimler AG) acquired IMP (UK) and folded the business into subsidiary Temic Telefunken Microelectric GmbH.

In March 1998, Apax Partners, Adtran, and Ericsson provided funding for the subsidiary (then named Dialogue Semiconductors) to separate from Daimler and form an independent company.

[6][better source needed] Dialog began trading as a public company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 18 September 1999.

[9] Since 2007, Dialog Semiconductor has been a supplier of power management integrated circuits (PMICs) for the Apple iPhone, iPad, and Watch.

[32][33] IO-Links like the CCE4503, primarily meant for use in IoT-Devices, were also offered alongside LED-Driver,[34][35] USB power delivery controller[36] as well as Audio CODECs.