LSI / Avago
LSI Corporation was a company that designed and manufactured semiconductors and software for storage and networking applications. LSI Corporation made several strategic acquisitions to expand its product offerings and market reach. Notable acquisitions included Agere Systems in 2006, which strengthened LSI's presence in storage and networking, and SandForce in 2011, which enhanced its capabilities in solid-state drive (SSD) controllers. In 2014, Avago Technologies, another semiconductor company, acquired LSI Corporation for approximately $6.6 billion. Avago was interested in LSI's strong presence in the storage and networking markets, aiming to expand its own product portfolio.
LSI is an Avago Technologies Company (NASDAQ: AVGO). Visit Avago on LinkedIn or www.avagotech.com for information on Avago’s broad range of analog, digital, mixed signal and optoelectronics components and subsystems for the wireless communications, wired infrastructure, enterprise storage, and industrial and other markets.
LSI Corporation designs, develops, and markets storage and networking semiconductors worldwide. Its storage product portfolio includes hard disk, solid state, and tape drive solutions, which enable the reading and writing of digital data to and from the storage media, including the hard disk drive or the flash memory cell in a solid state drive; server and storage connectivity solutions, which facilitate secured data transfers between host systems comprising servers and storage devices; and custom storage solutions that enable high speed storage data communication between servers and external storage systems over a switched storage network, such as a fiber channel storage area network
Products
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Semiconductors: LSI was known for its system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits), and standard ICs. These products were used in storage systems, networking equipment, mobile devices, and consumer electronics.
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Storage Solutions: LSI provided a range of storage solutions, including RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) controllers, host bus adapters (HBAs), storage area network (SAN) solutions, and PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) switches.
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Networking Solutions: The company offered networking solutions such as Ethernet switches, processors, and controllers for various applications, including data centers and telecommunications.
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Consumer Electronics: LSI's products were used in a variety of consumer electronics devices, including Blu-ray players, digital TVs, set-top boxes, and gaming consoles.
On May 6, 2014, LSI Corporation was acquired by Broadcom Limited, formerly Avago Technologies for $6.6 billion.The acquisition also expands Avago’s product offerings and brings system-level expertise in its wired infrastructure market. With increased scale and a diversified product portfolio across multiple, attractive end markets, the combined company is strongly positioned to capitalize on the growing opportunities created by the rapid growth in data center IP and mobile data traffic.
About Avago Technologies Limited
Avago Technologies Limited is a leading designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of analog semiconductor devices with a focus on III-V based products. Our product portfolio is extensive and includes thousands of products in three primary target markets: wireless communications, wired infrastructure and industrial & other.