Marvell
An American semiconductor company focused on data center networking chips, storage controllers, and custom ASIC design.
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Marvell plans to acquire Lumentum for $115 billion.
NVIDIA is a strategic investor in both Marvell and Lumentum.
Marvell has deep accumulated expertise in data center networking chips, storage controllers and custom ASICs.
Marvell and Lumentum have business overlap in the data center optical interconnect field, and regulators may require divestiture of certain assets or impose behavioral conditions.
The optical device business involves materials, wafer manufacturing and packaging and testing, and has obvious differences in operational logic from the chip design that Marvell excels at.
If the deal is completed, Marvell will possess both networking chip and optical device capabilities, becoming one of the few vendors able to provide end-to-end interconnect solutions.
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NVIDIA is a strategic investor in both Marvell and Lumentum.
50%UnverifiedMarvell has deep accumulated expertise in data center networking chips, storage controllers and custom ASICs.
50%UnverifiedThe optical device business involves materials, wafer manufacturing and packaging and testing, and has obvious differences in operational logic from the chip design that Marvell excels at.
50%UnverifiedMarvell plans to acquire Lumentum for $115 billion.
50%UnverifiedMarvell and Lumentum have business overlap in the data center optical interconnect field, and regulators may require divestiture of certain assets or impose behavioral conditions.
50%UnverifiedIf the deal is completed, Marvell will possess both networking chip and optical device capabilities, becoming one of the few vendors able to provide end-to-end interconnect solutions.
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