Inphi Corporation Explained

Inphi Corporation
Type:Subsidiary
Traded As:NASDAQ:
Industry:Semiconductors
Hq Location City:Santa Clara, California
Hq Location Country:USA
Revenue: US$683 million (2020)
Assets: US$1,008 million (2020)
Num Employees:1,086 (2020)[1]
Parent:Marvell Technology, Inc.

Inphi Corporation is an American company that produces 10G-800G high-speed analog and mixed-signal semiconductor components and optical subsystems to networking original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), optical module, cloud and telecom service providers. Its headquarters are located in Santa Clara, California. Inphi develops linear transimpedance amplifiers, modulator drivers, optical physical layer devices, coherent DSPs, and silicon photonic-based subsystems for long haul, metro, and data center applications.[2] [3] As of April 20, 2021, the company was acquired by Marvell Technology, Inc.

History

Inphi was founded in 2000 by Gopal Raghavan, Tim Semones and Loi Nguyen to provide high-speed analog, DSP, and optical semiconductor solutions for the cloud and service provider communication markets.[4] [5] On July 30, 2014, Inphi completed the acquisition of Cortina Systems, Inc., in a transaction valued at $131 million including its High-Speed Interconnect and Optical Transport product lines.[6] [7] On August 4, 2016, Inphi completed the sale of its memory product business to Rambus Inc. for $90 million in cash.[8] In December 2016 they acquired ClariPhy Communications, Inc. for $277 million in cash.[9] [10] On November 11, 2019, Inphi and Synopsys announced the acquisition of eSilicon. As part of the acquisition, Inphi paid $216 million, in both cash and the assumption of debt for eSilicon. This added 2.5D packaging, SerDes and custom silicon design products to the Inphi Portfolio.[11] [12] In February 2020, Inphi announced the world's first 800 Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform.[13]

In October 2020, Marvell Technology, Inc. announced it would acquire Inphi for $8.2 billion.[14] The acquisition completed in April 2021.[15]

Products

Inphi products include optical and networking physical layer solutions for cloud and telecom markets. Common applications for its products include long haul and metro, inside and between data center interconnects, 5G, access, and cable.
Core technologies:[16] [17] [18]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inphi Corporation 2020 Annual Report . SEC.gov.
  2. Web site: Inphi Corp (IPHI.N) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190527102057/https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/IPHI.N . 2019-05-27 . 2019-05-27 . U.S.Reuters.com . en.
  3. Web site: Inphi Porrima PAM4 Platform Named Winner in 2019 Lightwave Innovation Reviews Program MarketScreener . 2019-05-27 . www.marketscreener.com . en.
  4. Web site: Form 10-K. 2020-09-04. www.sec.gov.
  5. Web site: IPHI - Inphi Corp Company Profile - CNNMoney.com. 2020-09-04. money.cnn.com.
  6. Web site: Inphi to acquire Cortina Systems' optical transport semiconductor business. 2019-05-27. www.lightwaveonline.com.
  7. News: 2014-10-06. Inphi Completes $131M Acquisition of Semiconductor Company Cortina Systems. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2019-05-27. 0099-9660.
  8. Web site: Inphi Completes Sale of Memory Business to Rambus. 2019-05-27. finance.yahoo.com. 4 August 2016 . en-US.
  9. News: 2016-11-01. BRIEF-Inphi to acquire ClariPhy Communications for $275 mln. en. Reuters. 2019-05-27.
  10. Web site: 2016-11-16. 20170177: InPhi Corporation; ClariPhy Communications, Inc.. 2019-05-27. Federal Trade Commission. en.
  11. Web site: Inphi and Synposys to acquire eSilicon. 2019-11-11. www.inphi.com.
  12. Web site: Inphi Completes Acquisition of eSilicon. 2020-03-24. Design And Reuse. en.
  13. Web site: IPHI Company Profile & Executives - Inphi Corp. - Wall Street Journal. 2020-09-04. www.wsj.com.
  14. News: Marvell to Buy Inphi for $8.2 Billion to Grow in Cloud, 5G. 2021-04-21. Bloomberg.com. 29 October 2020 .
  15. Web site: Marvell Completes Acquisition of Inphi. 2021-04-20. Business Insider.
  16. Web site: Semiconductor Outperforms in 2019: 5 Best ETFs & Stocks . 2020-09-22 . www.nasdaq.com . en.
  17. Web site: Inphi Introduces 2nd Generation, High Performance SerDes IP Technology at DesignCon 2020. 2020-09-22. finance.yahoo.com. en-US.
  18. Web site: Inphi 400G Solutions Win Three 2020 Lightwave Innovation Honors. 2020-09-22. finance.yahoo.com. en-US.
  19. Web site: Inphi 400G Solutions Win Three 2020 Lightwave Innovation Honors. 2020-09-22. edition.cnn.com.