Cavium Networks
Encyclopedia
Cavium is a San Jose, California
-based company specializing in ARM
-based and MIPS
-based network, video and security processors. Cavium offers processor and board level products targeting routers, switches
, appliances
, storage and servers.
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
-based company specializing in ARM
ARM architecture
ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by ARM Holdings. It was named the Advanced RISC Machine, and before that, the Acorn RISC Machine. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in numbers produced...
-based and MIPS
MIPS architecture
MIPS is a reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by MIPS Technologies . The early MIPS architectures were 32-bit, and later versions were 64-bit...
-based network, video and security processors. Cavium offers processor and board level products targeting routers, switches
Network switch
A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.The term commonly refers to a multi-port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer of the OSI model...
, appliances
Computer appliance
A computer appliance is generally a separate and discrete hardware device with integrated software , specifically designed to provide a specific computing resource. These devices became known as "appliances" because of their similarity to home appliances, which are generally "closed and sealed" –...
, storage and servers.
Major acquisitions:
| Date | Acquired company | Historical product line |
|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Star Semiconductor | ARM ARM architecture ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by ARM Holdings. It was named the Advanced RISC Machine, and before that, the Acorn RISC Machine. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in numbers produced... -based systems-on-chip processors |
| December 2008 | W&W Communications | Video compression software and hardware |
| December 2009 | MontaVista MontaVista MontaVista Software is a software developer that develops embedded Linux system software, development tools, and related software. Its products are targeted at other corporations developing embedded systems such as automotive electronics, communications equipment, mobile phones, and other... Software |
Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... based software for embedded systems |
External links
- Cavium Networks website
- Cavium NITROX PX, NITROX Lite, NITROX, and NITROX II security processors
- Cavium ECONA ARM Core Processors
- Cavium OCTEON multicore processors for networking applications
- Cavium OCTEON Plus CN57XX Multi-Core MIPS64 Based Storage Services Processors
- Cavium PureVu CNW3xxx Video processors