Anobit
| Private | |
| Industry | Computer memory |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder |
Ehud Weinstein Ariel Maislos Ofir Shalvi |
| Headquarters | Herzliya Pituah, Herzliya, Israel |
| Products | Flash data storage devices |
Number of employees | 200 (2012) |
| Parent | Apple Inc. |
Anobit Technologies, Ltd. (Hebrew: אנוביט) is an Israeli fabless designer of flash memory controllers.[1]
Background
The firm was founded in 2006. It has a portfolio of 65 patents (24 granted and 41 pending),[2] including Memory Signal Processing technology.[3] It is headquartered in Herzliya, with an American office in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Purchase
Anobit was purchased on January 6, 2012 by Apple Inc. for a reported $390 million.[4]
See also
- Science and technology in Israel
- Economy of Israel
- List of companies of Israel
- List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple
References
- ↑ Schonfeld, Erick (January 11, 2012). "Why Apple Bought Anobit". TechCrunch. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ↑ Freixes, Alejandro (March 12, 2012). "Beyond Anobit: Apple's game of thrones forces rivals to kneel". Patexia. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ Maleval, Jean-Jacques (December 14, 2011). "Apple Eying SSD Start-Up Anobit". StorageNewsletter.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ↑ Solomon, Shoshanna; Ferziger, Jonathan; Barden, Andrew J.; Maedler, Claudia (January 12, 2012). "Apple Said to Acquire Israel’s Anobit Technologies for About $390 Million". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 5, 2012.