EASIC

eASIC
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryIntegrated Circuits
Founded1999
HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA, United States
Key peopleRonnie Vashista, CEO
Productseasicopy ASIC Migration, eASIC Nextreme 90nm NEW ASICs, eASIC Nextreme-2 45nm NEW ASICs, eASIC Nextreme-3 28nm, IP Cores, Tools
RevenueConfidential
ParentIntel
Websitewww.easic.com
eASIC's former headquarters in Santa Clara
eASIC controller on a Seagate hard disk

eASIC Corporation was a fabless semiconductor company that offered new ASIC devices used in the production of customized silicon devices. It was acquired by Intel in 2018.

History

eASIC Corporation was founded in 1999 in San Jose, California, and incorporated in Delaware by Zvi Or-Bach, the founder of Chip Express (renamed to ChipX). eASIC was a privately held company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California with engineering and R&D teams in Romania, Russia and Malaysia, until they were acquired by Intel, which was announced on July 12, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Biz Break: eASIC seeks to break chip IPO drought in Silicon Valley". The Mercury News. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Santa Clara chip company drops planned IPO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. ↑ "Is it an ASIC? Is it an FPGA? No, it's eASIC!". EE Times. 2015-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Intel, eASIC in deal to build custom hardware, server solutions - ExtremeTech". ExtremeTech. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Intel acquires eASIC to bolster programmable chip business". VentureBeat. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-07-12.