Intel Buys Semiconductor Company Fulcrum Microsystems

Intel has announced the acquisition of fabless semiconductor company Fulcrum Microsystems. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011, are not being disclosed. Fulcrum Microsystems designs Ethernet switch silicon for data center network providers. Fulcrum's provide interconnect devices for storage, computing and networking backplane, and interconnect applications in the United States and internationally. The company?s products include FocalPoint, which includes Ethernet switch/router chips; ControlPoint Software Suite that comprises Ethernet bridging, switching, and routing software modules; and PivotPoint SPI-4.2 Interconnect Chip.

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