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Inphi Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
Nasdaq: IPHI
IndustrySemiconductors
FoundedNovember 2000; 24 years ago (2000-11)
Founders
  • Gopal Raghavan
  • Tim Semones
  • Loi Nguyen
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
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U.S.
Key people
  • Ford Tamer (CEO)
  • John Edmunds (CFO)
  • Radha Nagarajan (CTO)
Products
  • Transimpedance amplifiers
  • Modulator Drivers
  • Coherent and PAM DSPs
  • Optical Transceiver Module
  • Optical PHY devices
  • Silicon photonic-based subsystems
RevenueIncrease US$683 million (2020)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$1,008 million (2020)[1]
Number of employees
1,086 (2020)[1]
ParentMarvell Technology, Inc.
Websiteinphi.com

Inphi Corporation is an American company that produces 10G-800G high-speed analog and mixed-signal semiconductor components and optical subsystems to networking original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), optical module, cloud and telecom service providers. Its headquarters are located in Santa Clara, California. Inphi develops linear transimpedance amplifiers, modulator drivers, optical physical layer devices, coherent DSPs, and silicon photonic-based subsystems for long haul, metro, and data center applications.[2][3] As of April 20, 2021, the company was acquired by Marvell Technology, Inc.[4]

History

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Inphi was founded in 2000 by Gopal Raghavan, Tim Semones and Loi Nguyen to provide high-speed analog, DSP, and optical semiconductor solutions for the cloud and service provider communication markets.[5][6] On July 30, 2014, Inphi completed the acquisition of Cortina Systems, Inc., in a transaction valued at $131 million including its High-Speed Interconnect and Optical Transport product lines.[7][8] On August 4, 2016, Inphi completed the sale of its memory product business to Rambus Inc. for $90 million in cash.[9] In December 2016 they acquired ClariPhy Communications, Inc. for $277 million in cash.[10][11] On November 11, 2019, Inphi and Synopsys announced the acquisition of eSilicon. As part of the acquisition, Inphi paid $216 million, in both cash and the assumption of debt for eSilicon. This added 2.5D packaging, SerDes and custom silicon design products to the Inphi Portfolio.[12][13] In February 2020, Inphi announced the world's first 800 Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform.[14]

In October 2020, Marvell Technology, Inc. announced it would acquire Inphi for $8.2 billion.[15] The acquisition completed in April 2021.[4]

Products

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Inphi products include optical and networking physical layer solutions for cloud and telecom markets. Common applications for its products include long haul and metro, inside and between data center interconnects, 5G, access, and cable.
Core technologies:[16][17][18]

  • High-speed analog ICs
  • PAM4
  • Coherent DSPs
  • Silicon photonics
  • Digital signal processors
  • TiAs
  • Drivers
  • Retimers
  • Gearbox
  • Opto-electronics

Franchise products:[19]

  • COLORZ
  • Polaris™ 1st 200G PAM4 DSP
  • Vega™ PAM4 FEC Gearbox Retimer
  • Porrima™ 400G PAM4 DSP
  • Spica™ 800G DSP
  • PAM4 Silicon
  • DWDM optical modules

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Inphi Corporation 2020 Annual Report". SEC.gov.
  2. ^ "Inphi Corp (IPHI.N)". U.S.Reuters.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  3. ^ "Inphi Porrima PAM4 Platform Named Winner in 2019 Lightwave Innovation Reviews Program | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. ^ a b "Marvell Completes Acquisition of Inphi". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  5. ^ "Form 10-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ^ "IPHI - Inphi Corp Company Profile - CNNMoney.com". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  7. ^ "Inphi to acquire Cortina Systems' optical transport semiconductor business". www.lightwaveonline.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  8. ^ "Inphi Completes $131M Acquisition of Semiconductor Company Cortina Systems". Wall Street Journal. 2014-10-06. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  9. ^ "Inphi Completes Sale of Memory Business to Rambus". finance.yahoo.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  10. ^ "BRIEF-Inphi to acquire ClariPhy Communications for $275 mln". Reuters. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  11. ^ "20170177: InPhi Corporation; ClariPhy Communications, Inc". Federal Trade Commission. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  12. ^ "Inphi and Synposys to acquire eSilicon". www.inphi.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  13. ^ "Inphi Completes Acquisition of eSilicon". Design And Reuse. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  14. ^ "IPHI Company Profile & Executives - Inphi Corp. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  15. ^ "Marvell to Buy Inphi for $8.2 Billion to Grow in Cloud, 5G". Bloomberg.com. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  16. ^ "Semiconductor Outperforms in 2019: 5 Best ETFs & Stocks". www.nasdaq.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  17. ^ "Inphi Introduces 2nd Generation, High Performance SerDes IP Technology at DesignCon 2020". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  18. ^ "Inphi 400G Solutions Win Three 2020 Lightwave Innovation Honors". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  19. ^ "Inphi 400G Solutions Win Three 2020 Lightwave Innovation Honors". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
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