Fabless semiconductor company based in San Jose, California
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Cavium, Inc.
Company type
Public
Industry
Processors and boards
Founded
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Defunct
July 6, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-06)
Fate
Acquired by Marvell Technology Group
Headquarters
San Jose, California
,
United States
Key people
Syed Ali (president & CEO) Raghib Hussain (founder & COO)
Products
Microprocessors, boards
Number of employees
850[1]
Website
www.cavium.com
Cavium was a fabless semiconductor company based in San Jose, California,[2] specializing in ARM-based and MIPS-based network, video and security processors and SoCs.[3] The company was co-founded in 2000[4][5][6] by Syed B. Ali and M. Raghib Hussain,[7] who were introduced to each other by a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Cavium offers processor- and board-level products targeting routers, switches, appliances, storage and servers.
The company went public in May 2007 with about 175 employees.[5] As of 2011, following numerous acquisitions, it had about 850 employees worldwide, of whom about 250 were located at company headquarters in San Jose.
Cavium was acquired by Marvell Technology Group on July 6, 2018.[8]
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