Gigle Networks
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Gigle Networks (formerly known as Gigle Semiconductor) was a provider of high performance system-on-a-chip semiconductor devices and intelligent switching technology for home network, IPTV, consumer electronics and smart grid applications. The company was based in Barcelona, Spain, Edinburgh, UK, and Redwood City, California.
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| Company type | Fabless semiconductor company |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Juan Carlos Riveiro, Jed Hurwitz, Hakan Fouren, Mike Wilson |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Acquired by Broadcom |
| Successor | Broadcom |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Home networks, Semiconductor Devices |
| Owner | Broadcom |
| Website | giglenetworks.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-11-21) |
History
Gigle was a venture capital backed privately held company. The company completed a Series A funding round of $11 million in January 2006, led by Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners; and a Series B funding round of $20 million in November 2007, led by Scottish Equity Partners with participation from Accel Partners and Pond Venture Partners.[1] In December 2010, the company was acquired by Broadcom for $75 million.[2][3]
Gigle announced 1 Gbit/s physical layer throughput trials in December 2006.[4] Gigle was involved in multimedia communications standards such as IEEE P1901 and G.hn. Gigle Networks was a board member of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance,[5] a co-founder of the Homegrid Forum[6] a member of the Home Gateway Initiative and the Broadband Forum.