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| Industry | Computer memory |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Founder | Prof. Ehud Weinstein Ariel Maislos Dr. Ofir Shalvi |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Acquired byApple, Inc. |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Flashdata storage devices |
Number of employees | 200(2012) |
| Website | anobit.com (archived) |
Anobit Technologies, Ltd. (Hebrew:אנוביט) was an Israelifabless designer offlash memory controllers.[1] They were acquired byApple in 2012 as they were the maker of a flash-memory drive component for theiPhone.[2]
The firm was founded in 2006 by Prof. Ehud Weinstein,Ariel Maislos, and Dr. Ofir Shalvi. It holds 65patents (24 granted and 41 pending),[3] including Memory Signal Processing technology.[4] It was headquartered inHerzliya, with anAmerican office inMarlborough, Massachusetts. Investors in the company included Boston-basedBattery Ventures (Scott Tobin).
Anobit was acquired on January 6, 2012 byApple Inc. for a reported $390 million.[5]