BroadLight is a
fabless semiconductor company which designs, manufactures and markets
Fiber Access and
embedded processors
System-on-a-chip (SoC). Founded in 2000 by Ran Dror, David Levi, Haim Ben Amram, Didi Ivancovsky and Raanan Ivry, it is headquartered in
Herzeliya
Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...
,
Israel with offices in the
United States,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Taiwan and
Korea.
Market
BroadLight predicted that the
fiber-to-the-home
Fiber to the ''x'' (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications. As fiber optic ...
market would outpace
xDSL copper broadband installations and that the market would require and benefit from highly integrated Fiber Access
semiconductor SoC. The company was recognized to achieve significant market share and an established top-tier customer position
Intellectual Property
Since 2004 BroadLight has been awarded multiple patents in the area of fiber access and CPE network processing.
Acquisition by Broadcom
In April 2012
Broadcom Corporation acquired
[https://www.rdocs.com/getrdocnologin.asp?p=130697 ] BroadLight for $230M in a cash transaction.
References
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External links
BroadLight homepage
Semiconductor companies of Israel
Broadcom
Fabless semiconductor companies