| Maverick Networks |
Ethernet ICs |
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Acquired by Broadcom 1/99 |
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http:// |
| TAK Imaging (formerly Tak’Asic) |
Digital Still Image Compression Chips |
Guyancourt |
Cedex |
France |
Private |
Jan 1991 |
http://www.takasic.com |
| Philsar |
Radio System-On-a-Chip ICs |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
Canada |
Acquired by Conexant 4/00 |
Jan 1993 |
http://www.philsar.com |
| Stellar Semiconductors |
3D Graphics Processors |
San Jose |
CA |
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Acquired by Broadcom 3/00 |
Jan 1993 |
http://www.stellarsemi.com |
| Inside Contactless |
13.56 MHz Contactless Products |
Cedex 3 |
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FRANCE |
Private |
Jan 1995 |
http://www.insidefr.com |
| NetCell |
Host Adapter Storage Acceleration Silicon |
San Jose |
CA |
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Private |
Jan 1995 |
http://www.netcell.com |
| SiRF Technology |
GPS ICs for consumer apps. |
San Jose |
CA |
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Private |
Feb 1995 |
http://www.sirf.com |
| iCompression |
single-chip MPEG-2 encoders |
Santa Clara |
CA |
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Acquired by Globespan 5/00 |
Jan 1996 |
http://www.icompression.com. |
| SiGe Microsystems |
SiGe Chips and Processes |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
Canada |
Private |
Feb 1996 |
http://www.sige.com |
| ZSP (formerly Infinite Solutions) |
High Performance Superscalar DSPs |
Santa Clara |
CA |
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Acquired by LSI Logic 5/99 |
Mar 1996 |
http://www.zsp.com |
| Sitera (formerly Fusion Micromedia) |
Network Processors |
Longmont |
CO |
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Acquired by Vitesse 4/00 |
Nov 1996 |
http://www.Sitera.com |
| MystiCom |
DSP-based networking cores |
Netanya |
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Israel |
Acquired by Transwitch 12/05 for $5-15M |
Jan 1997 |
http://www.mysticom.com |
| Triscend |
Configurable Processors |
Mountain View |
CA |
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Acquired by Xilinx 4/04 |
May 1997 |
http://www.triscendcorp.com |
| Improv Systems |
Configurable IC Architecture |
Beverly |
MA |
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Private |
Jul 1997 |
http://www.improvsys.com |
| Tensilica |
Application-Specific Microprocessor Cores |
Santa Clara |
CA |
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Private |
Jul 1997 |
http://www.tensilica.com |
| Dspfactory |
Ultra Low-Power DSPs |
Waterloo |
Ontario |
Canada |
Acquired by AMI for $42M, 10/04 |
Mar 1998 |
http://www.dspfactory.com |
| Octasic |
ATM & IP packetized Voice Chips |
Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
Private |
May 1998 |
http://www.octasic.com |
| Vaishali Semiconductor |
ICs for Broadband and Wireless Networking |
Campbell |
CA |
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Private |
Jan 1999 |
http://www.vaishali.com |
| BlueSteel Networks |
Security Processors |
Mountain View |
CA |
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Acquired by Broadcom 1/00 |
Mar 1999 |
http://www.bluesteelnet.com |
| Extreme Packet Devices |
Traffic Mgmt. and Packet Processing Chips |
Kanata |
Ontario |
Canada |
Acquired by PMC-Sierra 3/00 |
Mar 1999 |
http://www.extremepacket.com |
