Company:Cavium
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Processors and boards |
| Fate | Acquired by Marvell Technology Group |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | July 6, 2018 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California , United States |
Key people | Syed Ali (president & CEO) Raghib Hussain (founder & |
| Products | Microprocessors, boards |
Number of employees | 850[1] |
| Website | www.cavium.com |
Cavium was a fabless semiconductor company based in San Jose, California,[2] specializing in ARM-based and MIPS-based network, video and security processors and SoCs.[3] The company was co-founded in 2000[4][5][6] by Syed B. Ali and M. Raghib Hussain,[7] who were introduced to each other by a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Cavium offers processor- and board-level products targeting routers, switches, appliances, storage and servers.
The company went public in May 2007 with about 175 employees.[5] As of 2011, following numerous acquisitions, it had about 850 employees worldwide, of whom about 250 were located at company headquarters in San Jose.
Cavium was acquired by Marvell Technology Group on July 6, 2018.[8]
History
Name change
On June 17, 2011, Cavium Networks, Inc. changed their name to Cavium, Inc.[9]
Acquisitions
| Date | Acquired company | Historical product line |
|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Star Semiconductor | ARM-based systems-on-chip processors[10] |
| December 2008 | W&W Communications | Video compression software and hardware[11] |
| December 2009 | MontaVista Software | Carrier Grade Linux compliant Linux & embedded systems[12] |
| January 2011[13] | Celestial Semiconductor | SoCs for digital media applications, including satellite, cable, and Internet TV[14] |
| February 2011 | Wavesat Telecommunications | Semiconductor solutions for carrier and mobile device manufacturers[citation needed] |
| July 2014 | Xpliant, Inc. | Switching and SDN Specialist[15] |
| June 2016 | QLogic, Inc. | Ethernet and Storage Specialist[16] |
Acquisition
In November 2017, Cavium's board of directors agreed to the company's purchase by Marvell Technology Group for $6 billion in cash and stock.[17] The merger was finalized on July 6, 2018.
NSA Interference
On March 23, 2022, Cavium was named[18] as an NSA "enabled" CPU vendor in a PhD thesis titled "Communication in a world of pervasive surveillance". The "enabled" term refers to a process with which a chip vendor has a backdoor introduced into their designs.
References
- ↑ "Cavium Networks Inc. returns to San Jose". Silicon Valley Business News. 8 July 2011. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2011/07/08/cavium-networks-returns-to-san-jose.html?page=all.
- ↑ "Cavium | Company Overview & News" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/companies/cavium/.
- ↑ New York Times Company Profile for Cavium Inc.
- ↑ Aslam, Haroon (2017-11-24). "NED alumnus sells company to chip-maker Marvell for $6bn". https://www.dawn.com/news/1372600/ned-alumnus-sells-company-to-chip-maker-marvell-for-6bn.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Azevedo, Mary Ann (2011-07-08). "Cavium Networks Inc. returns to San Jose". https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2011/07/08/cavium-networks-returns-to-san-jose.html.
- ↑ Morgan, Timothy Prickett (2016-06-17). "Cavium Buys Access To Enterprise With QLogic Deal" (in en-US). https://www.nextplatform.com/2016/06/17/cavium-buys-access-enterprise-qlogic-deal/.
- ↑ "Syed Ali's company Cavium gets acquired for $6 billion" (in en-US). 24 November 2017. https://techober.com/2017/11/cavium-gets-acquired-6-billion/.
- ↑ Shilov, Anton. "Marvell Completes Acquisition of Cavium, Gets CPU, Networking & Security Assets". https://www.anandtech.com/show/13055/marvell-completes-acquisition-of-cavium-gets-cpu-networking-security-assets.
- ↑ http://biz.yahoo.com/e/110620/cavm8-k.html [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Cavium Networks Completes Acquisition of Taiwan-Based Star Semiconductor". cavium.com (Press release). Archived from the original on October 11, 2008.
- ↑ "Cavium Networks Completes Acquisition of W&W Communications". https://www.cavium.com/newsevents_Caviumnetworks_W&W_Acquisition.html.
- ↑ "Cavium Networks Completes Acquisition of MontaVista Software | embedded virtualization" (Press release). December 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-06-12.
- ↑ McGrath, Dylan (31 January 2011). "Cavium buys Chinese fabless chip firm". EE Times. https://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4212723/Cavium-buys-Chinese-fabless-chip-firm-.
- ↑ "Company Overview". Celestial Semiconductor. http://www.celestialsemi.com/english/profiles/Introduction/.
- ↑ "Cavium to Acquire Switching and SDN Specialist Xpliant to Accelerate Deployment of Software Defined Networks" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ "Company press release: Cavium to Acquire QLogic – Opportunity to drive significant growth at scale in data center and storage markets" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ↑ PALLADINO, Valentina (20 November 2017). "Marvell Technology to buy chipmaker Cavium for about $6 billion". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/marvell-technology-strikes-deal-to-buy-chipmaker-cavium-for-6-billion/.
- ↑ Applebaum, J. R.. "Communication in a world of pervasive surveillance". https://pure.tue.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/197416841/20220325_Appelbaum_hf.pdf.
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