Anobit Technologies, Ltd. was an Israeli fabless designer of flash memory controllers.[1] It was acquired by Apple in 2012 as it was the maker of a flash-memory drive component for the iPhone.[2]
Background
The firm was founded in 2006 by Prof. Ehud Weinstein, Ariel Maislos, and Dr. Ofir Shalvi. It holds 65 patents (24 granted and 41 pending),[3] including Memory Signal Processing technology.[4] It was headquartered in Herzliya, with an American office in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Investors in the company included Boston-based Battery Ventures (Scott Tobin).
Acquisition
Anobit was acquired on January 6, 2012, by Apple Inc. for a reported $390 million.[5]
See also
- Science and technology in Israel
- Economy of Israel
- List of companies of Israel
- List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple
References
- Erick Schonfeld. Why Apple Bought Anobit TechCrunch, January 11, 2012, retrieved February 5, 2012^
- David Wainer. Apple's Cook in Israel Reminds Startup Nation of Education Gap Bloomberg, 26 February 2015, retrieved 7 March 2017^
- Alejandro Freixes. Beyond Anobit: Apple's game of thrones forces rivals to kneel Patexia, March 12, 2012, retrieved March 12, 2012^
- Jean-Jacques Maleval. Apple Eying SSD Start-Up Anobit StorageNewsletter.com, December 14, 2011, retrieved February 5, 2012^
- Shoshanna Solomon. Apple Said to Acquire Israel's Anobit Technologies for About $390 Million Bloomberg, January 12, 2012, retrieved February 5, 2012^