Virage Logic corporation was an American provider of both functional and physical
semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex
integrated circuit
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a set of electronic circuits, consisting of various electronic components (such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their interconnections. These components a ...
s. It was founded in 1996. The company's differentiated product portfolio included processor centric solutions, interface IP solutions, embedded
SRAMs and
NVMs, embedded memory test and repair, logic libraries, and
memory
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development software.
History
* 1996 Company founded.
* 1999
India
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and
Armenia
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R&D operations established.
* 2000 Company's
initial public offering
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.
* 2001 STAR Memory System introduced.
* 2002 Acquisition of
InChip, semiconductor logic IP company.
* 2007 Acquisition of Ingot Systems, ASIP company.
* 2008 Acquisition of
Impinj's logic non-volatile memory IP.
* 2009 Acquisition of
ARC International, configurable processors and multimedia IP company.
* 2009 Acquisition of
NXP CMOS IP Group.
* 2010 Acquired by
Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. is an American electronic design automation (EDA) company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, that focuses on silicon design and verification, silicon intellectual property and software security and quality. Synopsys sup ...
.
Synopsys to Acquire Virage Logic Corporation
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Management team
* Adam Kablanian, Co-Founder, Initial President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
* Alex Shubat, Co-Founder, Vice President prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer and Director
* Brani Buric, Executive Vice President of marketing and sales
* Yankin Tanurhan, Vice President and General Manager, NVM Solutions
* Paul Brady, Vice President EMEA
See also
* ARC International
* Sonic Focus
References
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2010 mergers and acquisitions
Fabless semiconductor companies
American companies established in 1996
Electronics companies established in 1996
Computer memory companies
Defunct semiconductor companies of the United States
Defunct computer companies of the United States
Defunct computer hardware companies