Aeluros
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Aeluros Inc was a semiconductor company developing integrated circuits for wireline communications - for Ethernet operating at 10 Gigabits per second. The company was founded in 2001,[1] and produced physical layer ICs used in 10 Gigabit Ethernet line cards and optical modules (such as XENPAK, SFP, XFP).
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| Type | Private company |
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| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | June 2001 |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, The USA |
| Products | Ethernet Integrated Circuits |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Website | www.aeluros.com |
Overview
Aeluros was the first to produce a XAUI transceiver dissipating less than 1 Watt of power,[2][3] a transceiver that can drive directly a 10 Gbit/s VCSEL,[4] and a transceiver with integrated electronic dispersion compensation for 10 Gigabit Ethernet using Multi-mode optical fiber.[5]
Acquisition
Aeluros merged with NetLogic Microsystems in October 2007 in a deal exceeding $70M.[6] Netlogic Microsystems was subsequently acquired by Broadcom in February 2012 for $3.7B.