ConnectALL
Acquisition in 2023
ConnectALL is a software company that develops value stream management solutions. Its enterprise-class software unifies teams, processes, and data, facilitating synchronization and enhancing collaboration to accelerate software development.
VMware
Acquisition in 2022
VMware, established in 1998 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is a leading software company specializing in cloud and virtualization services. It provides a comprehensive suite of software-defined services, including compute, storage, network, security, and cloud management, enabling businesses to run, manage, connect, and secure applications across private and public clouds. VMware's solutions enhance enterprise agility and flexibility, allowing users to choose their preferred development platforms and environments while increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity, and it operates globally, with a significant presence in the United States. VMware's software helps businesses securely access applications and data from anywhere, accelerating digital transformation.
AppNeta
Acquisition in 2021
AppNeta, Inc. specializes in cloud-based performance monitoring solutions for network and end-user experiences, aimed at digital enterprises that rely on distributed and cloud-connected applications. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, AppNeta offers software as a service (SaaS) applications that enable IT and Network Operations teams to proactively monitor the performance of business-critical applications across various networks. The company utilizes its patented TruPath™ technology, which measures application performance along the actual application path rather than traditional device-centric methods. This approach provides comprehensive performance visibility from the end user's perspective, ensuring that organizations can deliver exceptional application experiences and improve productivity. AppNeta's solutions are designed to enhance the delivery and user experience of web, mobile, and cloud applications, ultimately driving faster returns on investment for its customers.
Bay Dynamics
Acquisition in 2019
Bay Dynamics, Inc. is a provider of automated cyber security and risk solutions tailored for enterprises. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in its flagship platform, Risk Fabric, which offers cyber risk analytics by analyzing security-related data within organizations. This platform communicates risk insights effectively to various stakeholders, including executives and security professionals, ensuring a unified understanding of security and risk across the organization. Bay Dynamics focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating critical cyber risks by leveraging its technology to provide actionable intelligence and data visualization. The company serves prominent clients among the Fortune 50, offering solutions that address insider threats, operational visibility, and executive communication. By quantifying the financial impact of cyber risks based on real-time conditions, Bay Dynamics enables enterprises to make informed decisions to safeguard their sensitive information assets.
Symantec
Acquisition in 2019
Symantec is a comprehensive security software suite developed by Broadcom Inc., offering anti-malware, anti-intrusion, and firewall features for both server and desktop computers. It functions as a website certification service provider, assisting organizations, governments, and individuals in safeguarding sensitive data from advanced threats across endpoints, cloud environments, and infrastructure. Symantec's solutions are designed to meet the evolving cybersecurity challenges of a complex digital landscape. Following the sale of its enterprise security business to Broadcom in 2019, NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, continues to play a vital role in enhancing online security for approximately 50 million consumers by securing devices, identities, and online privacy.
Symantec
Acquisition in 2019
Symantec is a comprehensive security software suite developed by Broadcom Inc., offering anti-malware, anti-intrusion, and firewall features for both server and desktop computers. It functions as a website certification service provider, assisting organizations, governments, and individuals in safeguarding sensitive data from advanced threats across endpoints, cloud environments, and infrastructure. Symantec's solutions are designed to meet the evolving cybersecurity challenges of a complex digital landscape. Following the sale of its enterprise security business to Broadcom in 2019, NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, continues to play a vital role in enhancing online security for approximately 50 million consumers by securing devices, identities, and online privacy.
ARGON DESIGN
Acquisition in 2019
Argon Design Limited, founded in 2009 and based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in developing technologies and products for a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 500 companies, FTSE 100 brands, and small to medium-sized enterprises. The company offers a range of products such as Argon360, Argon Streams VP9, and Argon Streams AV1. Additionally, Argon Design provides consultancy and design services, focusing on areas like image processing, high-performance trading systems, embedded products, software engineering, and electronic engineering. By delivering these services, Argon Design aims to enhance the technological capabilities and business value of its clients. Since June 2019, Argon Design has operated as a subsidiary of Broadcom Inc.
CA Technologies
Acquisition in 2018
CA Technologies specializes in the design, development, marketing, licensing, and support of information technology management software products. The company offers a diverse portfolio that addresses the needs of customers in both mainframe and distributed environments, focusing on areas such as IT governance, management, and security. Its software solutions cover infrastructure management, project and portfolio management, security management, service management, application performance management, and data center automation and virtualization. CA Technologies provides Enterprise IT Management (EITM) software that enables organizations to efficiently manage IT assets, processes, and applications across various computing environments, including cloud and on-premises systems. The company's products are licensed primarily to IT service providers, financial institutions, government agencies, retailers, manufacturers, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations globally. These offerings are delivered through a combination of direct sales and partnerships with systems integrators, managed service providers, and value-added resellers.
Brocade Communication Systems
Acquisition in 2016
Brocade Communication Systems focused on providing data center networking solutions that helped organizations effectively manage their information assets. The company developed technologies for Storage Area Networks (SANs) and File Area Networks (FANs), addressing critical challenges related to data backup, storage, server consolidation, and business continuity. Brocade's offerings included storage networking, data center solutions, Ethernet fabric routing, and software networking, enabling customers to adapt to the evolving demands of virtualization and cloud computing. In November 2017, Brocade was acquired by Broadcom, marking a significant transition for the company and its innovations in networking technology.
MagnaCom
Acquisition in 2016
MagnaCom, Ltd. is a technology company based in Petach-Tikvah, Israel, with operations in the United States, focused on developing innovative modulation technologies to address the growing demand for bandwidth and alleviate spectrum congestion. Founded in 2013, the company has created a patented modulation platform known as WAM, which is applicable across various communication systems, including cellular networks, Wi-Fi, satellite and cable television, and fiber infrastructure. Its flagship product, WAM-RX, enhances the performance of Wi-Fi devices by improving power efficiency, range, and speed. MagnaCom collaborates with a team of experts drawn from leading technology firms, and its solutions cater to carriers, handset manufacturers, and original equipment manufacturers seeking to optimize spectrum usage and enhance communication capabilities.
Broadcom
Acquisition in 2015
Broadcom is a leading designer, developer, and global supplier of a diverse array of analog and digital semiconductor solutions. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers an extensive product portfolio that includes over 6,500 items targeted at various key markets such as wireless communications, wired infrastructure, industrial and automotive electronics, and consumer computing peripherals. Its products are integral to a wide range of applications, including cellular phones, data networking, telecommunications, enterprise storage, renewable energy, and factory automation. Broadcom's offerings range from simple discrete devices to complex subsystems that incorporate multiple device types and firmware, as well as mechanical hardware for optoelectronic and capacitive sensors, contributing to the scalability, agility, and security of business operations.
Emulex
Acquisition in 2015
Emulex Corporation specializes in the design and development of storage networking infrastructure solutions that facilitate connections between storage systems, servers, and networks. Its product offerings include a range of host server products, such as server-based I/O adapters, embedded input/output controllers, and various connectivity solutions. Emulex also provides contract engineering services and sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, end users, value-added resellers, systems integrators, and industrial distributors globally. Additionally, the company collaborates with IBM to offer a host-based encryption solution utilizing its Secure Host Bus Adapter technology. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, Emulex serves diverse sectors, including enterprise, cloud, government, and telecommunications, with both hardware and software solutions for network monitoring and management.
PLX Technology
Acquisition in 2014
PLX Technology, Inc. is a semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, and sale of integrated circuits that facilitate critical connectivity functions within electronic systems. Its products serve as essential components for various markets, including servers, enterprise and consumer storage, telecommunications, personal computers, and embedded systems. PLX provides a comprehensive solution that encompasses semiconductor devices, software development kits, hardware design kits, operating system ports, and firmware solutions to meet the needs of its diverse customer base. In 2009, PLX expanded its capabilities by acquiring Oxford Semiconductor, further enhancing its offerings in the semiconductor industry.
e-Share
Seed Round in 2014
e-Share is a technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2012. It specializes in providing secure collaboration solutions that enable organizations to share sensitive information with external parties while maintaining control and compliance. The company's flagship product, e-Share Trusted Sharing, allows users to collaborate through cloud-based applications without relinquishing data security. This platform offers features such as SmartURLs for controlled access, restrictions on downloading, expiration settings, and customizable branding to ensure safe sharing experiences. Additionally, e-Share offers a secure email solution that facilitates compliant messaging without the need for new software. Its integration with tools like Microsoft Teams and support for editing in GSuite and Office 365 enhances its usability. The company emphasizes robust security measures, including military-grade encryption and advanced key management, ensuring that all data remains protected both at rest and in transit. Overall, e-Share is dedicated to making secure collaboration seamless and user-friendly for organizations.
LSI Logic
Acquisition in 2013
LSI is a company that specializes in the design of software and semiconductors, focusing on enhancing storage and networking capabilities in data centers, mobile networks, and client computing environments. As a subsidiary of Avago Technologies, LSI contributes to a broad array of markets, including wireless communications and wired infrastructure. Additionally, LSI manages a venture capital fund based in San Jose, California, which invests in emerging sectors within the United States, particularly targeting areas such as software, communication, networking, and technology, media, and telecommunications. Through its diverse offerings, LSI plays a significant role in developing advanced technologies that support modern digital infrastructures.
Javelin Semiconductor
Acquisition in 2013
Javelin Semiconductor is a developer of high-performance mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) tailored for wireless communications. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company specializes in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. Javelin's product offerings include 3G band I CMOS power amplifiers specifically designed for mobile handsets and various 3G applications, such as datacards and modems. Additionally, their technology is utilized in a range of wireless devices, including network PCs, e-books, and tablets, showcasing their commitment to advancing wireless communication capabilities.
CyOptics
Acquisition in 2013
CyOptics, Inc. is a company specializing in the design, development, and marketing of Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips and components, primarily for integration into access, metro, and long-haul communications systems. Its product offerings include planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) used in telecommunications and defense applications, as well as various optical components such as transmitters, receivers, and modulators. These products serve as critical technology enablers for manufacturers of transmit optical sub-assemblies and receive optical sub-assemblies. Additionally, CyOptics provides contract design, foundry, and packaging services, along with comprehensive design and manufacturing services, including radio frequency and optical design, wafer fabrication, and automated assembly and testing. The company caters to original equipment manufacturers and sub-system manufacturers within the communications market. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, CyOptics operates InP design and fabrication facilities in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, silicon PLC fabrication in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and automated packaging and testing operations in Matamoros, Mexico.
BroadLogic Network Technologies
Acquisition in 2013
BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing and supplying video-processing mixed signal semiconductors for broadband network operators. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides essential technologies that enable services such as video-on-demand, digital video, voice, and high-speed data for consumers. Its flagship product, TeraPIX, is a multi-channel video processor that decodes digital video streams, facilitating both analog and digital service tiers. This technology allows cable-ready devices, including televisions and DVRs, to access a variety of programs. Additionally, BroadLogic develops Wideband Receivers for new subscriber devices and collaborates with key industry partners, enhancing its offerings for system operators and manufacturers. The company also maintains a development center in Beijing, China.
BroadLight
Acquisition in 2012
BroadLight specializes in delivering end-to-end Passive Optical Network (PON) technology through a range of innovative product solutions, including highly integrated semiconductor devices, software, reference designs, and support tools. The company provides complete BPON and GPON component solutions for central offices and customer premise equipment, enabling equipment manufacturers to rapidly develop standards-based PON products with reduced risk. With a long-standing presence in the PON industry, BroadLight has established itself as a leader in providing components for both BPON and GPON, demonstrating significant expertise in deploying these technologies. As a pioneer in GPON, BroadLight's market-leading product line is instrumental in supplying a majority of GPON solutions globally.
Netlogic Microsystems
Acquisition in 2011
NetLogic Microsystems is a semiconductor company focused on the design and development of high-performance processors and integrated circuits. These products are specifically tailored for the networking and communications markets, facilitating the efficient delivery of voice, video, data, and multimedia content. The company’s offerings include high-speed integrated circuits, routers, switches, network security appliances, network access equipment, and networked storage devices. By providing advanced technology solutions, NetLogic Microsystems plays a crucial role in enhancing the capabilities of enterprise, datacenter, and mobile wireless networks.
SCsquare
Acquisition in 2011
SC² is a subsidiary of Nisko Projects & Communications Ltd, established in 1999.
SC² is a world leader in the provision of Security Chip and Communication solutions. The company offers a wide variety of solutions meeting the latest security needs.
Provigent
Acquisition in 2011
Provigent Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for fixed wireless networks, private wireless networks, and cellular infrastructure markets. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company develops a range of products, including the PVG610 SoC for broadband wireless transmission systems and the PVG610X SoC, which enables the transmission and reception of two orthogonally polarized signals at the same RF carrier frequency. Additionally, Provigent offers the PVG310, which integrates baseband functionality for point-to-point broadband wireless systems. The company also provides development kits, such as the PVG9610, to support the creation of systems based on its SoCs, as well as the PVG350MDK modem development kit for wireless point-to-point applications. Provigent's products are utilized in various applications, including cellular/WiMAX backhaul networks and fixed wireless transmission, contributing to enhanced internet connectivity solutions.
Gigle Networks
Acquisition in 2010
Gigle Networks, established in 2005 with headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, and an additional office in Edinburgh, UK, specializes in developing and manufacturing system-on-chip integrated circuits tailored for home networking applications. The company offers comprehensive solutions that enable multimedia connectivity throughout homes via wired and wireless Ethernet without requiring new wiring installations.
Percello
Acquisition in 2010
Percello is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2007, specializing in digital baseband solutions for the femtocell market, which addresses the challenges of 3G/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+/LTE networks. The company's products are designed to enhance indoor coverage in areas with weak signals, thereby increasing capacity and enabling new services without the significant expense of traditional fixed infrastructure. Percello's team possesses extensive expertise in silicon design, software, and communication systems, allowing them to develop complex system-on-chip (SoC) solutions from standard to mass production. Through innovative technology, Percello aims to provide flexible and efficient connectivity solutions for both residential and enterprise applications.
Beceem Communications
Acquisition in 2010
Beceem Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on providing innovative solutions for the WiMAX marketplace. It specializes in developing baseband and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits, along with reference designs and software solutions, aimed at facilitating the integration of 4G technology into various mobile broadband devices. Since its inception, Beceem has established itself as a leader in the industry, being the first to introduce a pre-WiMAX chipset in 2005, followed by the launch of the first Wave 1 and Wave 2 mobile WiMAX chipsets in 2006. Their products support a wide range of end-user devices, including dongles, modems, gateways, mobile routers, and smartphones, contributing to advancements in mobile communications technology.
Innovision Research & Technology
Acquisition in 2010
Innovision R&T delivers innovative and market leading ICs for wireless connectivity solutions. Their primary focus is on short-range data communication from one device to another, passive and/or active, with a special emphasis on Near Field Communications (NFC) and RFID solutions.
Tilera Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company based in San Jose, California, with additional locations in Westborough, Massachusetts, and Beijing, China. Founded in 2004, Tilera specializes in designing multicore embedded processors tailored for networking, digital multimedia, and wireless infrastructure markets. The company's product portfolio includes the TILEPro multicore processor, which is designed to deliver high-performance computing for various embedded applications such as networking, wireless infrastructure, and digital multimedia processing. Additionally, Tilera offers a multicore development environment for programming solutions and TILExpress PCIe production cards.
Teknovus
Acquisition in 2010
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California. Founded in 2002, Teknovus specializes in developing access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company provides a range of products, including Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment (ONU) and TDM transport chips for circuit emulation across Ethernet switched networks. Additionally, Teknovus offers evaluation kits to support original equipment manufacturers and service providers, EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions with a system-on-a-chip approach, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller, which assists service providers in addressing diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. The company's products are marketed through distributors in the United States, Europe, and China, with additional sales and support centers located in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose, California.
DuneNetworks
Acquisition in 2009
Dune Networks is a fabless semiconductor supplier of networking devices which facilitate the building of Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Switching Platforms. They provide switching solutions which are scalable in capacity, port rate and service schemes, effectively extending the life cycle of packet platforms from 3 years (legacy-based systems) to 10 years and beyond, subsequently revolutionizing the economics of packet network deployment.
Wisair is a fabless semiconductor company providing single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB solutions for personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices.
BroadLight
Series E in 2007
BroadLight specializes in delivering end-to-end Passive Optical Network (PON) technology through a range of innovative product solutions, including highly integrated semiconductor devices, software, reference designs, and support tools. The company provides complete BPON and GPON component solutions for central offices and customer premise equipment, enabling equipment manufacturers to rapidly develop standards-based PON products with reduced risk. With a long-standing presence in the PON industry, BroadLight has established itself as a leader in providing components for both BPON and GPON, demonstrating significant expertise in deploying these technologies. As a pioneer in GPON, BroadLight's market-leading product line is instrumental in supplying a majority of GPON solutions globally.
Global Locate
Acquisition in 2007
Global Locate offers semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. It provides GPS chips, software, and network services. The company's semiconductor solutions bring GPS technology to the mobile wireless devices, including handsets, smartphones, PDAs, and other wireless devices. It offers IndoorGPS Driver Software that runs on the handset or mobile wireless device host processor to provide interfaces to the wireless network, handle assistance data, manage chip communications and control, and provide the location APIs for application development. Global Locate, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in New Jersey; Tokyo, Japan; and Madrid, Spain. As of July 12, 2007, Global Locate, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Broadcom Corp.
Octalica
Acquisition in 2007
Octalica Inc is a privately held semiconductor company with operations in Israel and its headquarters in the United States. The company specializes in developing integrated chipsets designed for high-speed home multimedia networking, utilizing existing coaxial infrastructure. By focusing on this innovative technology, Octalica aims to enhance connectivity and networking capabilities within the growing digital home entertainment market.
LVL7 Systems
Acquisition in 2006
LVL7 Systems, Inc. provides networking software solutions. It offers FASTPATH, a production-ready networking software, which is used by original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers to implement Internet protocol and ethernet products.
The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. As of January 3, 2007, LVL7 Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of Broadcom Corp.
Sandburst
Acquisition in 2006
Sandburst Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in the design and development of advanced integrated circuits. It focuses on creating innovative silicon solutions tailored for data communications and IP networking, specifically aimed at enhancing packet switching and routing systems. By leveraging its pioneering technology, Sandburst significantly lowers development costs and accelerates time-to-market for its customers. The company’s products include high-performance, wire-speed IP packet processing components, which provide a robust foundation for network systems while minimizing the need for extensive software development typically associated with general-purpose programmable devices.
BroadLight
Series D in 2005
BroadLight specializes in delivering end-to-end Passive Optical Network (PON) technology through a range of innovative product solutions, including highly integrated semiconductor devices, software, reference designs, and support tools. The company provides complete BPON and GPON component solutions for central offices and customer premise equipment, enabling equipment manufacturers to rapidly develop standards-based PON products with reduced risk. With a long-standing presence in the PON industry, BroadLight has established itself as a leader in providing components for both BPON and GPON, demonstrating significant expertise in deploying these technologies. As a pioneer in GPON, BroadLight's market-leading product line is instrumental in supplying a majority of GPON solutions globally.
Athena Semiconductors
Acquisition in 2005
Athena Semiconductors is a fabless integrated circuit company that specializes in the design and manufacture of semiconductor products, particularly CMOS radio transceiver ICs. The company focuses on addressing the needs of rapidly growing wireless broadband communications and convergence markets by delivering solutions that integrate video, audio, and data transmission. Utilizing a patent-pending CMOS radio technology platform, Athena Semiconductors offers products characterized by high levels of integration, cost-effectiveness, and superior performance, positioning itself as a key player in the semiconductor industry.
Siliquent Technologies
Acquisition in 2005
Siliquent Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company dedicated to expanding Ethernet's applications across the entire enterprise - for storage, high-performance computing, and all networking applications. The company's new 10GbE processors are designed to enable a new generation of intelligent NICs that make it possible to run storage, networking and clustering over a single physical Ethernet interface - creating the unified wire. Founded in 2001.
Zeevo, Inc. specializes in the development of system-on-chip solutions tailored for Bluetooth and other wireless communication applications. The company focuses on creating semiconductor and software products designed to enhance the performance of stereo wireless headsets. By integrating advanced technology into its offerings, Zeevo aims to meet the growing demand for efficient and reliable wireless communication devices.
Agere Systems
Acquisition in 2004
Agere Systems is a manufacturer specializing in integrated circuit components for various applications, including telecommunications and data communications. The company, originally established as Lucent ME, focuses on providing multi-protocol solutions that facilitate complex Layer 2 through 7 processing. Agere develops and commercializes patented technologies that enable the construction of programmable routers, switches, and network management equipment. Its products cater to a wide range of clients, including carriers, service providers, and enterprises, allowing them to quickly implement advanced services such as OC-12, OC-48, and Gigabit Ethernet. Additionally, Agere operates in segments related to consumer enterprise and telecommunications, producing integrated circuits for mobile devices, wireless communications, and storage area networks.
Alphamosaic
Acquisition in 2004
Alphamosaic develop low power, flexible video processing devices. Our devices support video communications and image analysis software running on a wide range of products.We are focused on telecomms and computing with devices for camera-enabled smart phones and PDAs. We also serve video requirements in security, consumer and new-products with a generic videoprocessing engine (VideoCore®).
Zyray Wireless
Acquisition in 2004
Zyray Wireless specializes in the development of wireless intellectual property and semiconductor products for mobile devices. The company focuses on its SPINNER family of WCDMA semiconductor products, which includes the SPINNERchip, an add-on baseband processor designed to facilitate the creation of various mobile device modes, including single-mode WCDMA, dual-mode GPRS/GSM, and tri-mode EDGE/GPRS/GSM. By providing these advanced solutions, Zyray Wireless enables handset manufacturers to transition to dual-mode WCDMA devices in a cost-effective and efficient manner, thereby reducing risks and accelerating product development timelines.
Widcomm
Acquisition in 2004
Widcomm is a global provider of Bluetooth technology solutions. It specializes in developing Bluetooth software, systems, and designs that enable short-range wireless communication between various intelligent devices such as computers, mobile phones, keyboards, and headphones. The company's products facilitate seamless connectivity among electronic equipment, making it easier for users to communicate and exchange data wirelessly. Widcomm serves a diverse range of clients including semiconductor manufacturers, consumer electronics companies, and computing device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Sand Video
Acquisition in 2004
Sand Video is a privately held company specializing in the development of advanced video compression semiconductor technology. Its innovations cater to a wide array of consumer digital video applications, significantly enhancing the capacity of digital video and audio devices. By improving compression efficiency, Sand Video enables equipment manufacturers and service providers to deliver a greater range of services and features to consumers at reduced costs. The company aims to advance the capabilities of consumer electronics, ultimately benefiting both manufacturers and end-users.
RAIDCore
Acquisition in 2004
RAIDCore designs and develops enterprise storage solutions. The company's products include RAID controllers, which assist in maintaining the data integrity by controlling it against viruses, malicious users, disk failure, and exhausted disk space; and Fulcrum Architecture, which is an integrated storage subsystem that handles virtualization and coherency for multi-controller access of data.
RAIDCore was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire.
M-Stream develops chips for improved reception of voice, video, music and heavy multimedia for second, 2.5, and third-generation cellular communication systems. The start-up raised $1.5 million in its first round of financing in March 2003, at which time it also signed its first agreement with Broadcom. Aside from the $750,000 injection, the deal included an option to buy the company depending on its reaching certain goals.
Gadzoox Network
Acquisition in 2003
Gadzoox Network is a leading provider of hardware and software products that enable the
creation of networks made up of computers and data storage devices which have become known as "storage area networks," or SANs. They helped pioneer the development of SANs by taking the concepts used to connect computers to one another in local area networks and applying those same concepts to the connection of computers and data storage devices. Their SAN products are based on fibre channel technology, a set of specifications designed to enable computing devices to exchange large amounts of data. They have designed their products to leverage the capabilities of fibre channel technology to enable companies to better manage the growth of mission-critical data by overcoming the limitations of the traditional captive storage architecture, and creating a foundation for data centralization.
Serverworks
Acquisition in 2001
Serverworks is a manufacturer specializing in the production of silicon-based chips designed for network computers. The company focuses on creating components that facilitate the efficient transfer of high-speed data into and out of servers, as well as Network-Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) systems. By providing essential building blocks for these technologies, Serverworks plays a critical role in enabling customers to develop robust and high-performance server and storage solutions.
VisionTech
Acquisition in 2001
VisionTech is a fabless chip company supplies digital video/audio MPEG-2compression and decompression chips enabling personal video recording (PVR), interactivevideoconferencing, and IP video streaming for the consumer electronics market.
InnovICs Wireless
Series B in 2000
InnovICs Wireless is focused on providing advanced baseband signal processing solutions to the emerging 2.5G and 3G cellular markets. The company supplies integrated circuits and licenses semiconductor intellectual property cores that deliver unprecedented improvements in data transmission to the wireless handset.
SiByte
Acquisition in 2000
SiByte, Inc. is a designer of microprocessor solutions based in Santa Clara, California, focusing on the Internet Infrastructure Provider market. The company specializes in developing high-performance, low-power, and cost-effective microprocessor solutions that adhere to industry-standard architectures. SiByte's products aim to enhance data management and movement within various networks, including local area networks, wireless communications, and wide-area networks. This allows for improved connectivity among computers on both corporate and global scales. Dan Dobberpuhl, the President and CEO of SiByte, is noted for his significant contributions to the semiconductor industry, having been instrumental in designing leading microprocessors such as Alpha and StrongARM.
Element 14
Acquisition in 2000
Element14 is an online web-based community that provides end-to-end electronic engineering solutions.
The community also offers latest products, services, and development software which are connected with an innovative online engineering community where purchasers and engineers are able to network with peers and experts as well as access a wide range of independent technical information and helpful tools.
Element14 was launched in April 2009.
Allayer Technologies
Acquisition in 2000
Allayer Technologies Corp. designs, manufactures, markets and supports advanced semiconductor products that improve the edge network system by providing silicon solutions that make switches smarter and links between workgroups faster. The corporate name -- pronounced "All-layer" --represents the company's long-range intention to provide silicon solutions for all levels of the OSI networking model. Founded in 1997, Allayer uses a Modular Systems Standard Product or MSSP approach to design the most flexible, high performance and scalable ICs for Ethernet LAN switching and fiber optics applications. Allayer products are used by systems OEMs who manufacture local area networking equipment in the edge network that provides the interface between individual workstations or workgroups and the enterprise network backbone system.
NewPort Communications
Acquisition in 2000
NewPort Communications is a supplier of mixed-signal integrated circuits for the high-speed communications market. The Company's business objective is to develop highly integrated single-chip solutions that enable economic scaling of the existing bandwidth capacity of today's fiber-based networks.
Silicon Spice
Acquisition in 2000
Silicon Spice, Inc. builds platform solutions that enable networking and telecom system companies to build differentiated access systems.
Radiata
Venture Round in 2000
Radiata is a developer of high-speed wireless networking products for the home, small office or home office, enterprise and public area environments. Radiata is a privately held company with corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. There are research and development facilities based in Sydney, Australia. Radiata, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.
xSides Corporation
Series B in 1999
xSides Corporation is a technology company that specializes in developing and licensing intellectual property for trusted computing and digital rights management solutions. Founded in 1998 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company focuses on enabling secure software and hardware implementations across a variety of end-user devices, such as PCs, interactive televisions, set-top boxes, PDAs, and mobile phones. xSides’ technology allows content providers, service providers, application developers, and original equipment manufacturers to segregate and secure display environments on these digital devices. Additionally, the company provides solutions that facilitate a two-way communications channel between content and service providers and their users, enhancing user experience through innovative digital navigation methods. Formerly known as The Pixel Company, xSides Corporation aims to leverage unused digital real estate to simplify computer navigation.
AltoCom
Acquisition in 1999
AltoCom is a technology company focused on the development, marketing, and licensing of intellectual property cores that deliver communication solutions across various sectors. Its primary offerings include software-based modem technology, such as Softmodem and Fax Modem, along with Link Layer software. These products cater to the embedded systems, remote access server, and personal computer markets, positioning AltoCom as a key player in providing efficient communication solutions tailored for diverse applications.
Maverick Networks
Acquisition in 1999
Maverick Networks is a provider of communication solutions tailored for enterprises. The company specializes in offering shell accounts, web hosting, and colocation services, enabling businesses to manage their online presence and data storage effectively. Additionally, Maverick Networks manufactures networking products, including a networking chip designed to facilitate voice, video, and data networking within small company workgroups, achieving speeds of up to one gigabit per second. This combination of services and products positions Maverick Networks as a comprehensive solution for businesses seeking reliable and efficient communication and networking capabilities.