2012-01-04

Marvell's buy of Xelerated lines up comms offerings

MANHASSET, NY -- Marvell announced it has completed the acquisition of Sweden-based Xelerated, AB, a provider of network processing and programmable Ethernet switching solutions.

Xelerated's AX and HX family of network processor and programmable switches complements Marvell's existing product portfolio of packet processors, ARM-based SoCs, wireless and low-power physical layer devices. Both companies serve providers of infrastructure, data center and enterprise networking equipment.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Xelerated brings yet another level of performance and capability to Marvell's technology, enabling customers to quickly scale their services while maintaining the low power, low latency and deterministic performance necessary for the reliable Mobile Internet," said Paul Valentine, vice president of marketing for Enterprise Business Unit at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., in a statement.

"Joining the Marvell family is a fantastic opportunity for us to exploit the full potential of our technology and provide more comprehensive end-to-end solutions to our customers," said Eva Lindqvist, CEO of Xelerated.

Marvell stated that it will continue to work with EZChip on NP-4 and NP-5 processors and is committed to the long term relationship with EZChip.

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