Posted on Tuesday, July 19 2011 @ 22:50 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Intel announced the acquisition of Fulcrum, a fabless semiconductor firm that designs Ethernet switch silicon for data center network providers.
Fulcrum Microsystems designs integrated, standards-based 10GbE and 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) switch silicon that have low latency and workload balancing capabilities while helping provide superior network speeds.
Fulcrum Microsystems was founded in 1999 and is based in Calabasas, Calif.
Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Source: EE Times
