| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | NASDAQ: EZCH TASE: EZCH |
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder(s) | Eli Fruchter |
| Headquarters | Yokneam, Israel |
| Key people | Eli Fruchter (CEO) |
| Services | Network processor development |
| Revenue | US$44.42 million (2010) |
| Operating income | US$20.75 million (2010) |
| Net income | US$13.64 million (2010) |
| Website | www.ezchip.com |
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EZchip Semiconductor is a publicly traded fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets Ethernet network processors. Headquartered in Israel, its shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
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EZchip was founded in 1989 by Eli Fruchter, a Technion graduate in the field of electrical engineering and veteran of the Israel Defense Forces' 8200 intelligence unit.[2][3] Until 2008, EZchip operated as a subsidiary of LANOptics, then a developer of Ethernet switching chips and security software. After LANOptics completed its full acquisition of EZchip in January 2008, it changed its name to EZchip and its ticker symbol from LNOP to EZCH.[4][5]